英语毕业答辩论文喜福会joyluckclubconflictsandblendingbetweenAmericanandChineseculture

英语毕业 答辩 答辩ppt下载中国建筑转正答辩ppt下载民事答辩状范文下载毕业答辩毕业答辩模板 论文喜福会joyluckclubconflictsandblendingbetweenAmericanandChineseculture作者声明我郑重声明：本人恪守学术道德，崇尚严谨学风。所呈交的学位论文，是本人在导师的指导下，独立进行研究工作所取得的结果。除文中明确注明和引用的内容外，本论文不包含任何他人已经发 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 或撰写过的内容。论文为本人亲自撰写，并对所写内容负责。论文作者签名：2011年5月31日题目ConflictandBlendingbetweenAmericanDaughtersandTheirChineseMothers2011年3月7日至2011年5月31日共13周院系外国语学院英语系专业班级英073学号10071510姓名王晓楠院长系主任教学科研组主任教研组(研究室)主任指导教师2011年5月31日 课题来源 自选 课题的目的、意义 本论文基于美国和中国地理、文化等差异对子女教育的深刻影响，探讨了谭恩美的小说《喜福会》中的文化冲突，分析在文化差异的影响下如何平衡两种文化、两代人之间的矛盾。如今，全球化不断加速，最新调查显示亚裔已经成为美国最大移民组成部分，中美不同的教育方式孰优孰劣成为议论的焦点。谭恩美在《喜福会》中已经发表了自己对中美文化冲突的一些独特见解，今天再来梳理、解读她的观点，具有一定的实际价值和现实意义。 要求 认真阅读小说原著，广泛查找、阅读参考资料和书籍，在领会理解的基础上形成自己的观点，并清晰、有逻辑性地阐释自己的观点。语言正确地道，行文通顺流畅。 课题主要内容及进度 本论文探讨了谈恩美小说《喜福会》中四对移民母亲和美国化的女儿之间的矛盾背景、矛盾表现、矛盾原因、以及矛盾解决 方案 气瓶 现场处置方案 .pdf气瓶 现场处置方案 .doc见习基地管理方案.doc关于群访事件的化解方案建筑工地扬尘治理专项方案下载 。这是探讨解决与文化差异有关的文化冲突的一次颇有意义的尝试。进度：2011年1月11日——1月22日撰写开题 报告 软件系统测试报告下载sgs报告如何下载关于路面塌陷情况报告535n,sgs报告怎么下载竣工报告下载 2011年1月22日交开题报告2011年1月23日——3月6日阅读、整理文献2011年3月7日——4月20日撰写论文初稿2011年4月21日——5月31日修改论文初稿/二稿/定稿等2011年6月1日——6月9日评阅及盲审2011年6月10日论文答辩ConflictandBlendingbetweenAmericandaughtersandTheirChineseMothersAStudyofAmyTan’sTheJoyLuckClubByWangXiaonanUndertheSupervisionofAssoc.Prof.ChenLiAThesisSubmittedtoTheEnglishDepartmentofSchoolofForeignLanguagesEastChinaUniversityofScienceandTechnologyInPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsFortheDegreeofBachelorofArtsJune2011AbstractDifferencebetweenChineseandWesterncultureshasalwaysbeenamainsourceofconflictbetweenlocalpeopleandcitizensofChineseorigin.InTheJoyLuckClub,AmyTandescribestheconflictsbetweenthemothersanddaughterstoshowusdifferentculturetraditions,perceptionsoflife,etc.betweenAmericanandChineseculture.Intheend,thetwodifferentculturesmergetogether.Nowadays,withthedevelopmentofglobalization,morecontactsrequireaneffectivewayofcommunicationtonarrowthegapbetweendifferentcultures.So,inthisthesis,throughsystematicstudyofTheJoyLuckClubbyanalyzingwhataretheconflicts,andwhytheyhaveconflicts,theauthorwouldliketodissectthemainreasonsofculturalconflictsandfindproperwaysinblendingcultures.Keywords:TheJoyLuckClub;Culture;Conflicts;Communication摘要西方的中国移民和当地人的矛盾很大程度上源于东西方文化的差异。在小说《喜福会》中，作者谭恩美在描写母女矛盾时表达了不同的文化传统、意识形态等的重要影响作用。在小说的结尾，母女的矛盾化解了，而原因大致可以归纳为：母亲与生俱来的母爱和有效的沟通交流。如今，全球化加速，不同文化背景的人与人之间的接触更多了,在这种情况下，寻找一种有效的交流方式就显得格外重要。在这篇论文中，我将系统地对小说《喜福会》进行研究分析。母女间矛盾是什么？为什么会有矛盾？同时，我将试图通过以上分析为文化冲突最终找到合适的解决方法。关键词：《喜福会》;文化;矛盾;交流ContentsIAbstractII摘要1ChapterOneIntroduction2ChapterTwoTheMothers'Sufferings2TheSufferingsofJuneWoo'sMother-SuyuanWoo2TheSufferingsofRose'sMother-An-meiHsu2TheSufferingsofWaverly'sMother-LindoJong3TheSufferingsofLena'sMother-YingYingGu4ChapterThreeConflicts4ConflictsbetweenSuyuanWooandJune5ConflictsbetweenAn-meiHsuandRose6ConflictsbetweenLindoJongandWaverly6ConflictsbetweenYingYingGuandLenaSt.Clair8ChapterFourCausesoftheConflicts8DifferentFormsofSocialOrganization9DifferentNaturalConditions10DifferentWaysofExpression12ChapterFiveBlending12MaternalLoveinTheJoyLuckClub13DialogueandEffectiveCommunicationinTheJoyLuckClub15ChapterSixConclusion16Bibliography17AcknowledgementsChapterOneIntroductionTheJoyLuckClub(1989)waswrittenbyAmyTan.IttellstheconflictsandblendingoffourpairsofmothersofChinaoriginanddaughterswhogrewupinAmerica.Themothersstartaclubknownas"theJoyLuckClub,"playingtheChinesegame-mahjongforfun.Thisbookhasfourpartsdividedintofoursectionscreatingsixteenchapters.Thisthesiswhichconsistsofsixmainchapters,willanalyzetheconflictsandblendingbetweenAmericanandChineseculturesinTheJoyLuckClub.Inthefirstchapter,IwillbrieflyintroducetherelationshipnetworksandthemainexperienceinChinaoftheimmigrantmothers.Inthesecondchapter,Iwillsummarizetheconflictsbetweenmothersanddaughtersrespectivelywiththefollowingkeywords:expectation,confidence,interference,andmisunderstanding.Inthefollowingchapter,I'dliketoanalyzethereasonsoftheconflictsbetweenmothersanddaughters,includingthedifferentculturaltraditions,differentnaturalconditions,differentsocialorganization,anddifferentwaysofexpression.Inthelastbutonechapter,thewayhowtheyconfronttheconflictsandgetalongwitheachotherfinallywillbemyfocus.Inthelastchapter,Iwillmakeasummary.ThereasonwhyIchoosethisnovelandthistopicisontheonehand,withtheglobalizationgoingfarandfast,nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplegetthechancetoliveabroad.Accordingtothelatestfigurereleaseofthe"2011AmericanStudyofPopulationDynamics"theChineseAmericansbecomethelargestAsianAmericanethnicgroups,andinthepast10years,Chinese-Americanpopulationincreasedbyonethird.SoIbelievemythesishasarealisticsignificancewhenmoreandmoreChinesecomeacrosscultureshocksintheforeigncountries.Ontheotherhand,thestyleofeducationbetweenChinaandAmericadiffersalot.Mythesisalsotriestosummarizethesolutionsinsolvingtheconflictswhichareofferedbytheauthorbyanalyzingthespecificconflictsoffourpairsofmothersanddaughtersinthenovel.ChapterTwoTheMothers'SufferingsThenovelhasabalancedstructure.Therearefoursections,andfourtaleswithineachsection.Tomakemythesiseasytofollow,I’dliketointroducethesufferingsofthefourmothersfirst,whichactuallylaythefoundationforsomeoftheconflictsandtheflowsoftheplots.TheSufferingsofJuneWoo'sMother-SuyuanWooJuneWoo'sChinesenamewasJing-meiWoo,andshewasanunmarriedwriterwhodecidedtotraveltoChinatomeetthehalf—sistersshehadneverknown．SuyuanWoowashermother．DuringtheWorldWarⅡ,SuyuantookthekidstoGuangxitoseeksafershelter,wheresheandtheotherthreewomenorganizedaJoyLuckClubwhichrelievedthemofcaresandworries.BeforelongnewscamethattheJapanesearmywouldinvadeKweilin,andthenSuyuanWoohadtofleetoChongqingwithhertwindaughterswithnovehiclesatall.Howevershewassoexhaustedthatshedroppedhertwindaughtersonthesideoftheroaddesperately.Fortunately,shehadanarrowescapewiththehelpofanAmericanmissionary,whotookhertothehospital,inwhichshemetLuningWooandmarriedhiminAmerica.TheSufferingsofRose'sMother-An-meiHsuAn-meiHsuwasthemotherofRose．Shewasthelastoffourbestfriends，whocametotheUSafterseeingherownmotherbecomethemistreated4thwifeofanabusiveChinesebusinessman.Whenshewasyoung,shewasforcedtofollowhermotherasaconcubinetoTianjinfromNingbo.UndertheoldruleofpatriarchalideologyinChinesesociety,ifawomanremarried,itwouldbeagreatshametoherandherfamily.Therefore,hermother'sstatusinthemansionwasmuchlowerthantheotherthreewives.An-meiHsudeeplyfeltthepainoflivingoffothers.Althoughfinallyshewasrelievedofjealousyandstruggleofthelargehouse,thefreewasatthecostofthelifeofhermother.TheSufferingsofWaverly'sMother-LindoJongWaverlywasadivorcedaccountantandshehadanewboyfriend,Rich.Lindowashermother.ShecametotheUnitedStatesafterhavingescapedfromahorriblearrangedmarriagewitha10-years-oldboywhenshewas13．ShelivedinthenorthofChina,wheretheyhadsufferednaturaldisastersforseveralyears,soherparentshadtolethergetmarriedearly,whiletheotherfamilymembersgotawayfromthefamine-strickenarea.LindoJongmarriedauselessrichkidbyamatchmaker.Unfortunately,shewasnotinthatfamilyahostess,butachildbride,sufferingavarietyofinsults.Inordertopreservethesecrets-sexualdysfunction-oftheirson,herparents-in-lawgavemoneyandsetherfree.TheSufferingsofLena'sMother-YingYingGuLenawasadepressedandnewlymarriedwomanwhosehusband,Harold,wasanAmericanguy．YingYing,motherofLena,wasSuyuan'sanotherfriendwhocametotheUnitedStatesafterhavingbeenmarriedtoacruelChineseman．YingYingGucamefromaprosperousfamily.Herhusbandwasaplayboy,andgavehersuchgreatphysicalandpsychologicaldamagethatshekilledherunbornchildindesperation,anddepartedfromherhusbanduntilhehaddied.Later,shemarriedanAmericansoldierandbegananewlife.ChapterThreeConflictsConflictsbetweenSuyuanWooandJuneThemainconflictbetweenSuyuanWooandherdaughterliesinthatthemotherhadtoomuchexpectationforherdaughter,whilethedaughtercouldnotstandthegreatpressure.Iextractthefollowingtwotypicalparagraphstoillustrateit:"YoucouldbeanythingyouwantedtobeinAmerica.Youcouldopenarestaurant.Youcouldworkforthegovernmentandgetgoodretirement.Youcouldbuyahousewithalmostnomoneydown.Youcouldbecomerich.Youcouldbecomeinstantlyfamous."(TheJoyLuckClub)“Ofcourseyoucanbeprodigy.Youcanbebestanything."(TheJoyLuckClub)SuyuanWoohopedthatherdaughtercouldliveuptoherexpectations.HerdaughterbecomingaChineseShirleyTemplewasherfirstdream.Shetookherdaughtertotheimagedesignsalon,butunfortunately,itdidn'twork.Latershebegantofindothergiftsfromherdaughter,everynightshetriedtofindherdaughter’sextraordinarycharacterfromtheoldmagazinesabandonedbyothers.Whenthesefailed,Suyuanwantedtoshapeherdaughtertobeafamouspianist,althoughshewastoopoortoaffordapiano.Finallyshemanagedtodosomecleaningforaretiredpianoteacherandgottheopportunityforherdaughter.Butherdaughterwasnotpleased;shewantedtobeherself,tobeanordinaryperson.Shedefiedhermothermanytimes.Wecouldreadhergrievancefromthefollowingparagraph:"Whydon'tyoulikemethewayIam?Iamnotagenius!Ican'tplaythepiano.AndevenifIcould,Iwouldn'tgoonTVifyoupaymeamilliondollars!"(TheJoyLuckClub)InthetraditionalChineseculture,parentswantedthebestfortheirchildren.Theybelievedthatchildren'ssuccesswastheirsuccess,andtheywouldbeveryproud.Theparentshadtherighttoarrangetheirlife,futureandmarriage,andchildrenhadtorespecttheirparents.Jing-meiWoowaslookingforwardtothefreedomoftheWesternwayoflife,whilehermotherinsistedtoimposethetraditiononher."Onlytheobedientdaughtercanstayinthishouse(TheJoyLuckClub)."Butherdaughterdidnotthinkso,shebelievedshewasnotaslavetohermother,andthiswasnotChina,shehadtherighttoenjoyasmuchdemocracyandequalityasotherwhitechildren.AfterthePianoconflicts,theirdifferentmodesofthinkingcausedbydifferentculturalbackgroundhadlastedfortwentyyears.Theylivedwiththeirownvalues,untilJing-meicamebacktoChina,whenshebegantounderstandhermother.ConflictsbetweenAn-meiHsuandRoseThemainconflictbetweenAn-meiHsuandherdaughterliesinconfidence.Themothertendedtobemoreconfidentandself-esteemedasaChinese.Thedaughter,however,sufferedasenseofinferioritybeingaChinese.ShedisdainedtheChinesewisdomandalwaysneglectedhermother’sopinions.Roseneverbelievedinherownideas,sowheneverherAmericanhusbandaskedforheropinion,shewouldreply,“Youdecide,”or“Idon’tcare,”or“Eitherwayisfinewithme.”withthebeliefthatChinesepeoplehadtheviewsoftheChinesepeople;AmericanshadtheviewsofAmericans;thelatterseemedtobebetterthantheformer.However,herhusbandTedwasnothappywiththis.Hecriticizedthatrefusingtomakedecisionsmeantfirstlyshehadnopersonality,andsecondlyshewouldshouldernoneoftheresponsibilitiestoavoidanyblame.HermotherAn-meiHsuhadexperiencedamiserablechildhood,shehopedtoeducateherdaughterwithherownlesson.Whenshewasyoung,shewasverytimidanddependentonherstepfather,anditwashermother’sdeaththatawakenedher,andthenshenoticedbeingindependentwithgreatcouragecountsmoreandrefusingtobedictatedbyotherswouldwinmorerespectfromothers.SoAn-meitoldRosethatsheshouldstandupbravelyandlearntocontrolthedestinyofherownmarriage.Besides,beingaChinesewasnotashame,andeachmanwasirreplaceable.ButRoseturnedadeafeartoheratthebeginning.WiththisprejudicetoChinese,whenRose’smarriagecameacrossdifficulties,shepreferredtoconfidethemtoherfriends,andevenapsychiatristratherthanhermother,whichmadehermotherverysadanddepressed.Andtheyhadaheatquarrelonthisissue.Althoughatfirst,Roselookeddownuponhermother’sopinionandwouldnottakeheradviceintoconsideration.Butintheend,fortunately,Roseadoptedhermother’sadvice.Shemadeherfirstowndecisionduringhermarriagespanandrefusedtosignthedivorceagreement.ItwasabigshocktoTed,andhediscoveredRose’spersonalityandconfidencefromherrejectionanddecidednottodivorceher.ConflictsbetweenLindoJongandWaverlyThemainconflictbetweenLindoJongandherdaughterfirstliesinshowingoffherdaughter'sachievementstoothers,whichbroughtgreataversiontoherdaughter.Andthesecondoneiswhatistheproperdegreeofinterferingchildren’sprivateaffairs.TogetridofthetortureofoldChina,LindocametotheUnitedStatestoseekabettermateriallife,andmoreopportunitiesforherkids.LindoJonghopedherchildrentobeaperfectcombinationandsheneverexpectedthatblendingwasimpossible.LindoJonghopedthatherdaughtercouldbeoutstanding,andshetriedtotrainherdaughtertobeachessmaster.Proudofherdaughter'sachievements,sheoftenshoweditofftotheoutsiders,whichbroughtstrongaversiontoWaverly.Afteraheatedquarrel,theirrelationshipbegantotenseup.Althoughafterthe"ChessConflicts"LindoJongdidnotinterveneinherdaughter'slifedirectly,stillinherdaughter'smarriage,shewouldnotstandby.IntheChinesetradition,parentshaverightstointerferewiththismatterforthegoodoftheirkids.WhenLindoJongknewthatWaverlywasolderthanherboyfriend,shefeltnegativetohimbecausetherewasaChinesesaying"wouldratherfindamaletenyearsoldertofemaleoneyearolder(TheJoyLuckClub)".Besides,hewasawhiteAmerican,towhichshewasinstinctivelyoffensiveasaChinese-American,whocouldnotreallyintegrateintothemainstreamculture.ShestucktotheancientChinesecustomsandideas,andshepreferredteatocoffee.WhenWaverlytookherfirstboyfriendhome,withtheso-calleduniqueinsighthermotherfoundthathelackedfamilyresponsibility,fickleinlove,talkedbig,anddidnotcareabouthiswife,etc.Sheeventhrewshoestohimtoshowherdislike.However,Waverlycouldnotunderstandhermotheratall.Shebelieveditwashermotherwhoruinedherfirstmarriage,sothistimeshewasafraidthatshemightonceagaindestroyedhermarriage.Fordecades,sheneverunderstoodhermother,andsheevenmixedupTaiyuan,thebirthplaceofhermother,withTaiwan,becauseshehadverylittleknowledgeofChina,andsheherselfhadbeencompletelywesternized.Therearesometypicaldetailstoillustrateit:Firstly,shetriedherbesttogetridofhermother'sinterferenceinthefreelove.Secondly,shehadacceptedtheWesternwayoflifeandcohabitedwithtwoboys.Thirdly,sheaskedherparentstorespectherprivatelife,callingherisamustbeforevisitingherhouse.ConflictsbetweenYingYingGuandLenaSt.ClairThemainconflictsbetweenYingYingGuandherdaughterLenaSt.ClairishermisunderstandingofChinesepeople.Ontheonehand,sheknewlittleabouthermother,andlookeddownuponherwiththeprejudicethatalloftheChineseareimpoverished.Forexample,inastore,hermotherwasshoutedrudelybyothers,whichmadeLenaveryembarrassed,andsheliedtohermotherwhocouldnotspeekEnglish:"Chinesepeoplewerenotallowedtoshopthere(TheJoyLuckClub)."Ontheotherhand,shewasafraidofChinesesuperstition.Hermotheroncetoldherthathergreat-grandfatherpunishedapersonandsufferedretaliationforhisdeed.Sincethen,Chinainhermindhadbecomeaprettysavageplace,andsheevenaskedhermother:“Didtheysliceoffhisskinfirst?Didtheyuseacleavertochopuphisbones?Didhescreamandfeelallonethousandcuts(TheJoyLuckClub)?"Hermotherwasveryangrywithhermisunderstandingofhergreat-grandfather.Theconflictsvariedamongfourpairsofmothersanddaughters.SuyuanWooexpectedtoomuchforherdaughter,whichimposedbreathlesspressureonher.An-meiHsutriedtoteachherdaughtertobemoreconfidentandself-esteemedasaChinese,however,herdaughterfeltinferiortothoseAmericansandshealwaysfollowedherhusband'sadvicewithoutregardtoherownpersonality.TheconflictbetweenLindoJongandherdaughter,whointerpretedtheso-calledmaternalloveassuperfluousaction,liedinwhatwasanacceptabledegreeofinterferingwithherprivateaffairs.Besides,thedaughterwasnegativetohermother'sshowingoff.YingYingGu'sdaughtermisunderstoodtheChinesepeoplewiththeprejudicethattheyweresavageanduncivilized.ChapterFourCausesoftheConflictsWhytherearesomanyconflictsbetweenmothersanddaughtersinTheJoyLuckClub?AsfarasIamconcerned,thefollowingreasonscanberesponsible:DifferentFormsofSocialOrganizationChinaisanagriculturalcountrywithalonghistory,andtheareasuitableforfarminghasbeendevelopedveryearly,butthenever-endingpopulationgrowthmakescompetitiontosurvivecruelandfierce.Sothepowerofonepersonisveryweak,whilethefamilyholdsthegreateramountoflabourpowerandinstrumentstowork.Sothismakesfamilyvaluesbecomethemostimportantsocialandculturalcharacteristics.Thisconceptisreflectedinthreeaspects:First,itdemandsstrictorderwithinthefamily:theobedienceofthewifetoherhusband,theyoungerstotheirelders;Second,itemphasizesthefamilyunityagainsttheenemy'scompetition;Third,thewholefamilymustsharewealandwoe.Inthissense,familyvalueshaveadeepimprintonmotherswhogrewupundertheinfluenceofChineseculture.Theyaskedtheirchildrentoobeythemunconditionallywithastrictwarntodaughters,"inmyhouse,onlyobedientdaughterscanstayhere.”Nomatterwhenthefamilymembersfacedfiercecompetition,themotherwouldaskthewholefamilytouniteasonetofightandwin.InordertocreateagoodenvironmentforherdaughterWaverlysothatshecouldconcentrateonthechesscontest,Lindotriedtodoeverythingtoheradvantage:hertwobrothersshouldassumeherresponsibility;whenWaverlycomplaineditwastoonoisytosharethesamebedroomwithhertwobrothers,theboys"wereimmediatelymovedtothelivingroomfacingthestreet."Ofcourse,ifsuccessachieved,mothersalsobelievedthatthiswasgloryofthewholefamily.AfterWaverlywonthenationalchesschampion,Lindoboastedittotheneighbors:'ThisisWaverlyGong,mydaughter.Thechesschampionwinner."TheseimplystrongfamilylinksofChina.Onthecontrary,inAmericanculture,individualismisregardedasasymboloffreedomandequality.Waverlydefiedhermother'sshowingoff:"Whydoyouhavetousemetoshowoff?Ifyouwanttoshowoff,thenwhydon'tyoulearntoplaychess?(TheJoyLuckClub)"Fromhercomplaint,wecanseedifferentformsofsocialorganizationcountalotinthecultureconflicts.Onthecontrary,theAmericansareindifferenttotheconceptofextendedfamily,andtheyrespectpersonalindependence,personaldevelopmentandindividualsuccess.Besides,theyspokehighlyofmaterialcomforts.Whenchildrengrowup,theyautomaticallyleavetheirparentstoassumetheirresponsibilitiesandobligations.Relativelyspeaking,theywouldliketobealone.DifferentNaturalConditionsInTheJoyLuckClub,thepursuitandexpressionoflovebetweenmotheranddaughterhavestrongconnectionwiththedifferentnaturalandgeographicalenvironment.Differentnaturalandgeographicalconditionswouldshapeadifferentculture.AlthoughChinahasavastterritory,thequantitypercapitaofagricultureandmineralreservescannotmatchtheUnitedStatesatall.Inlong-termstruggleforsurvival,Chinesepeoplebelievethatmakingalivingistheonlywaytokeepthemalive.Onthecontrary,theAmericanscastedofftheburdenoflivingverylongago,sotheycouldpaymoreattentiontothespiritualenrichment.Thisdifferenceisreflectedononehandintheexpressionofmaternallove,andontheotherhand,thedifferentattitudestowardsmaterial.Americanmothersandchildrenareaccustomedto"hugandkiss",whiletheChinesemothersshowtheirlovebyfirmlycontinuingtogivetheirsteameddumplings,cookedduck,steamedcrabs...However,whatthedaughtersneedisspiritualandemotionalcommunication.ThosedaughtersgrowupintheUnitedStates,theyhope,justliketheotherchildren;theycansharehappinessandsadnesswiththeirmotherwhichisoftenignoredbytheChinesemother.Thiscontradictionresultsinthelackofcommunicationbetweenthetwogenerations,althoughthemotheranddaughterloveeachother.Forexample,whenRosecameacrossproblems,shewouldpreferturntofriendsandpsychologistsforhelpratherthanhermother.AnotherexampleisYingYingGu.Sheconcealedherpastfromherdaughter,whichcausedagapbetweenthem:"Whenshewasborn,shesprangawayfrommelikeaslipperyfishandhasbeenswimmingawayeversince.Allherlife,Ihavewatchedherfromanothershore(TheJoyLuckClub)."Besides,theyhavedifferentattitudestowardsmateriallife.Jing-MeidescribedAuntieAn-mei'shomelikethis:IhavenotbeentotheHsu'shouseinmanyyears,butthelivingroomisexactlythesameasIrememberit.WhenAuntieAn-meianduncleGorgemovedtotheSunsetdistrictfromChinatowntwentyfiveyearsago,theyboughtnewfurniture.It'sallthere,stilllookingmostlynewunderyellowedplastic...onlythescrolllengthcalendar,freefromtheBankofCanton,changeseveryyear.(TheJoyLuckClub)ThissectiondescribestheimmigrantlivingenvironmentofAn-mei.InJing-Mei'seyes,allthefurnishingswereallthesamekindforafewyears,soshefeltitwasverydifficulttounderstandorappreciatesuchkindofthrift.Americansarematerialistic,andtheyarewillingtomaintainahighstandardofliving.WhileformostoftheChinese,theculturetraditiontellsthemthattheirsavingsisearningstosomeextent.DifferentWaysofExpressionInthispart,I'dliketodiscusstheconflictbetweentheChinese-stylemodestyandthe.styleofstraightforwardness,whichwecanattributetothehighandlowcontextculture.