On Chinese American Identity Dilemma in Amy Tan’s The Bonesetter’s Daughter

In The Bonesetter's Daughter,Amy Tan explores the complexity of Chinese American identity dilemma confronted by the major characters.This paper intends to examine the marginalized position of the Chinese immigrant mother Luling and the American born daughter Ruth and reveal the ideology of Amy Tan's writing beyond the bounds of ethnicity.

In The Bonesetter＇ s Daughter, Amy Tan explores the complexity of Chinese American identity dilemma confronted by the major characters. This paper intends to examine the marginalized position of the Chinese immigrant mother Luling and the American born daughter Ruth and reveal the ideology of Amy Tan＇ s writing beyond the bounds of ethnieity.