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1、CulturalInterpretationofMother-DaughterRelationshipinTheJoyLuckClubⅠ.IntroductionA.IntroductiontoAmyTanAmyRuthTanwasborninOakland,California,onFebruary19,1952.Herparents---JohnTan,anelectricalengineer,andDaisyTan,avocationalnurse---hadleftChinatosettleintheUnitedStatesin1949
2、.AmyTangrewupintheSanFranciscoBayArea.Herfatherandoneofherbrothersdiedofbraintumorswhenshewasfourteen.Thissadexperienceleftashadowlonguponhersensitiveheart.In1968hermothertookherandtheothersurvivingbrothertoSwitzerland,whereamidmuchemotionaldifficultyresultedfromthedeathofhe
3、rfamilymembersandimproperadaptationwithinthenewenvironment,shefinishedhighschoolinMonteux,Switzerland.ThefamilyreturnedtoCaliforniainthefollowingyear.AmyTanwaseducatedatSanJoseStateUniversity,obtainingaB.A.inEnglishandlinguisticsin1973,andanM.A.inlinguisticsin1974.Shealsodid
4、postgraduateworkattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyfrom1974to1976.In1974,shemarriedLouisDeMattei,anattorney.AccordingtothejacketcopyofTheJoyLuckClub(1989),“Thoughherparentsanticipatedshewouldbecomeaneurosurgeonbytradeandaconcertpianistbyhobby,sheinsteadbecomesaconsultantto
5、programsfordisabledchildren,andlaterafree-lancewriter”(Sacvan26).SheworkedasconsultanttotheAlamedaCountryAssociationforthementallyeditorandassociatepublisherforEmergencyRoomReportsfrom1981to1983.Shethenfreelancedasatechnicalwriterforthenextfouryears.Givenbyheraccidentalentry
6、andlatestartasanauthoroffiction,itisremarkablethatonlyafewyearsaftertheseexperiencesshepublishedwhatimmediatelybecameoneofthemostpopularandacclaimednovelsofrecenttimes,TheJoyLuckClub,whichstartedagoodbeginningforherliterarylife.Nowherworkhasbeentranslatedintotwentylanguages.
7、Atpresent,sheislivingwithherhusbandinSanFranciscoandNewYorkwiththeircat---Sagwa,andtheirdog---Mr.Zo.Herfirstbook,TheJoyLuckClub,wontheBayAreaBookReviewersawardforthebestoffictionandtheAmericanLibraryAssociationawardforthebestbookforyoungadults,andanomineeforthe15prestigiousN
8、ationBookCriticsCircleaward.ShealsowontheNationalBookAwardandtheL.A.TimesBo
