Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science)

Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2012, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (5): 467-470.DOI: -

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On the Evolution of Confucian Family Ethics in Chinese American Literature A Case Study of The Bonesetters Daughter by Amy Tan

WANG Chenshuang1， WANG Yuwen2   

  1. (1. School of Foreign Languages， Beihang University， Beijing 100083， China; 2. School of Foreign Languages， Liaoning University of Technology， Jinzhou 121001， China)
  • Received:2012-05-10 Revised:2012-05-10 Online:2012-09-25 Published:2014-12-23
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Abstract: Based on a corpusbased study of The Bonesetters Daughter by Amy Tan， the frequency of “family” and words related to “family” is firstly counted in order to explore the family complex and the evolution of Confucian family ethics in Chinese American literature. Secondly， both the essences and dregs of Chinese Confucian family ethics are discussed from Amy Tans dual cultural perspectives of the Chinese and the American. Finally， Yuyingtang， a family Utopia is created in The Bonesetters Daughter by which Amy Tans ideal SinoAmerican family ethics is successfully formulated.

Key words: corpus, Confucian family ethics, Amy Tan, The Bonesetters Daughter

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