黄玉雪《华女阿五》的主题探究

Exploration on the Theme of Jade Snow Wong's The Fifth Chinese Daughter

被称为"华裔美国文学之母"的著名小说家黄玉雪的代表作《华女阿五》被认为是华裔美国文学的开山作之一。该小说主要讲述了主人公玉雪如何利用美国社会给予妇女的机会,通过个人奋斗,靠自己打工挣钱完成学业并取得事业上的成功这个典型的实现"美国梦"的故事,反映了作者归属美国主流文化的强烈愿望,在一定程度上流露出对中国文化的疏离。

As the ＂Mother of Chinese American Literature＂, Jade Snow Wong is well known for her masterpiece The Fifth Chinese Daughter （1950）, which is regarded as one of the earliest Chinese American literature works. The novel is mainly about how a Chinese American glrl struggled in the American society, working her way through school and finally obtaining success in her career, which reflects the author＇s strong desire to be melted into the mainstream culture, and exhibits an alienation from the Chinese culture to some extent.