寻找自我——华美和中国当代女作家笔下的母女关系比较

Seek Self- identity: Comparison on Mother- daughter Relationship in the Works of Chinese American Women Writers and Contemporary Chinese Female Writers

相较于一般男作家的宏大历史叙述,华美和中国当代女作家的书写重心偏向她们那不可替代的个人记忆和女性生命体验,其中的母女关系一直是她们热衷书写的母题之一。她们以自传或准自传的故事背景,以母女之间的矛盾、冲突、理解、和解或顶礼膜拜的故事来展现女性寻找自我的成长历程。

Compared with meng grand narration, Chinese American women writers and contemporary female writers prefer writing about their unique personal memories and life experiences. In particular, mother - daughter relationship is one of the most popular subjects in their books. By writing their own life experiences or stories similar to their life about conflict, understanding, compromise or respect between mother and daughter, they try to show the women＇s path to seek self - identity.