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.

自我的迷失与重构——《接骨师之女》的文化认同问题

谭恩美《接骨师之女》中的女儿露丝是第二代美籍华裔移民,处在中美文化夹缝中的她感受到被两种文化边缘化的痛苦,由此坠入迷茫与困惑深渊。直到认同中国文化后,露丝才走出文化身份缺失的困境,并完成了对自我的重构。作者借此表明华裔移民应该在中美两种文化间找到一种平衡,并利用其独特的文化身份为两种文化交流做出贡献。