There are several misunderstandings about“family”in today’s world:first,“individual”and“family”are viewed as two incompatible choices of values;second,the existential experience of“affection towards their rela...There are several misunderstandings about“family”in today’s world:first,“individual”and“family”are viewed as two incompatible choices of values;second,the existential experience of“affection towards their relatives(qin qin)”is confused with the institutional expression of“family”in history;third,the asymmetric structure of“family”is wrongly taken as the root of a relationship between superiority and subordination;fourth,there is a false assumption that one’s role and responsibility within the family is incompatible with freedom as an individual in the modern world;fifth,“family”is merely viewed as a social organization,and its identity as a spiritual and cultural existence is largely neglected.In that sense,the inherent value of“family”is overlooked in the modern world.Reestablishing an idea of“family”surrounded by“individual consciousness”in the modern context can clarify the positive value of“family”,make“family”a solid guarantee for the achievements of“individuals”,and effectively relieve the negative consequences of the“individual standard”.Meanwhile,the modern world must also renew the relationship between“cultivating the moral self and regulating the family”and“running the state rightly and making the world peaceful”,and help“family”exert a more universal influence.“Family”must be reinterpreted as a basic pattern of human existence and the modern world must redefine the ontological meaning of“family”as a carrier of“relationships”,an“emotional encounter”,an“ethical principle”,a“way of understanding the world”and a“method to transcend spiritually”.展开更多
This paper analyzes the cultural collision and compatibility between Chinese and Americans in the film The Joy Luck Club. Through the analysis of the collision of family education idea, the collision of value, the col...This paper analyzes the cultural collision and compatibility between Chinese and Americans in the film The Joy Luck Club. Through the analysis of the collision of family education idea, the collision of value, the collision of language expression and the collision of marital relationships between four pairs of mother and daughter, the conflict between the Chinese culture and American culture is vividly revealed. The right attitude towards culture is not only to inherit the native culture, but also to absorb the new culture.展开更多
CHEN Xueping was born at the beginning of this century, in Sanhe County, Hebei Province. At that time the economy in Sanhe, an agricultural county, was backward with only a few limekilns and coal mines. Chen Xueping m...CHEN Xueping was born at the beginning of this century, in Sanhe County, Hebei Province. At that time the economy in Sanhe, an agricultural county, was backward with only a few limekilns and coal mines. Chen Xueping married into the Zhang family in Duanjialing Village when展开更多
文摘There are several misunderstandings about“family”in today’s world:first,“individual”and“family”are viewed as two incompatible choices of values;second,the existential experience of“affection towards their relatives(qin qin)”is confused with the institutional expression of“family”in history;third,the asymmetric structure of“family”is wrongly taken as the root of a relationship between superiority and subordination;fourth,there is a false assumption that one’s role and responsibility within the family is incompatible with freedom as an individual in the modern world;fifth,“family”is merely viewed as a social organization,and its identity as a spiritual and cultural existence is largely neglected.In that sense,the inherent value of“family”is overlooked in the modern world.Reestablishing an idea of“family”surrounded by“individual consciousness”in the modern context can clarify the positive value of“family”,make“family”a solid guarantee for the achievements of“individuals”,and effectively relieve the negative consequences of the“individual standard”.Meanwhile,the modern world must also renew the relationship between“cultivating the moral self and regulating the family”and“running the state rightly and making the world peaceful”,and help“family”exert a more universal influence.“Family”must be reinterpreted as a basic pattern of human existence and the modern world must redefine the ontological meaning of“family”as a carrier of“relationships”,an“emotional encounter”,an“ethical principle”,a“way of understanding the world”and a“method to transcend spiritually”.
文摘This paper analyzes the cultural collision and compatibility between Chinese and Americans in the film The Joy Luck Club. Through the analysis of the collision of family education idea, the collision of value, the collision of language expression and the collision of marital relationships between four pairs of mother and daughter, the conflict between the Chinese culture and American culture is vividly revealed. The right attitude towards culture is not only to inherit the native culture, but also to absorb the new culture.
文摘CHEN Xueping was born at the beginning of this century, in Sanhe County, Hebei Province. At that time the economy in Sanhe, an agricultural county, was backward with only a few limekilns and coal mines. Chen Xueping married into the Zhang family in Duanjialing Village when
