Male Images under Hegemonic Masculinity in The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan is a famous Chinese American woman writer.Her first novel The Joy Luck Club has gained success immediately after its publication.The book tells the stories about four Chinese mothers and four Chinese American daughters,while the male im⁃ages are usually ignored by readers.This paper attempts to analyze male images through hegemonic masculinity,explore males’at⁃titude towards women,and discuss women’s reaction to men’s dominance.The paper criticizes men’s absolute dominance over women in old China and modern America.By analyzing the males’characteristics in old China and modern America,the paper concludes that men and women are equal in the society and women should recognize their position to protect themselves in patriar⁃chal society.