Abstract: The Kitchen God’s Wife is written by Amy Tan, who is a Chinese-American author. In this novel, she exposes the oppression suffered by Chinese women, which is rooted in the traditional patriarchal culture, and their resistance, by telling a story about a miserable marriage of a Chinese woman in war times. This article aims to analyze the feminist connotations embodied in the novel from the angles of narrative techniques and female images.

Key words: Kitchen God’s Wife; narrative techniques; female images; feminism

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摘要

Abstract

1. Introduction. 1

2. A Brief Introduction to Feminist Theories.1

3. Image of daughter-Pearl 3

3.1 Pearl’s efforts to become a pure American

3.2 Pearl’s acceptance of her Chinese identity

4. Image of Chinese immigrant mother-Winnie.5

4.1 Silence caused by feudality and sexism

4.2 Silence breaking：rebellion against feudality and sexism

5. Conclusion 8

Bibliography9

Acknowledgements .10