中文摘要：《喜福会》是华裔美国女作家谭恩美的代表作品，此书一经发表，由于书中折射的中美文化冲突在当时的社会环境下很少被提及，因此在文学界产生巨大反响。不同生活背景的人生活在不同文化的国家，并且各自都想用自己所处的社会原则去批判对方的行为与交际，由此产生了一系列的误会，偏见甚至导致不可逆的伤害。作者具有华裔移民的双重身份，并且将自己所处的文化冲突经历放大去剖析，使得《喜福会》成为了众多学者研究中西方文化的首要选材。本文以文化冲突为脉络，首先对比中西方在情感观，价值观，教育观的不同，继而分析由此导致的四对母女冲突，其次剖析小说中经常透露的语言差异，最后来阐述产生这些差异的原因。

关键词：文化差异 ；母女关系；冲突；中西方

Content

Abstract

中文摘要

I. Introduction-1

1.1 Brief Introduction of the Author-1

1.2 Brief Introduction of the Novel-1

II. The Cultural Differences between China and America in this Novel-3

2.1The Entertainment Culture Clash Reflected in Daily Life-3

2.2 Cultural Contrast of Marriage between China and America.-4

2.3Different Concept of Maternal Love-5

2.4The Influences of Cultural Differences on Values and Education Valuations-6

2.4.1 Differences Value in the Novel-7

2.4.2 Differences in Education-7

2.5 Conflicts between Mother and Daughter in this Novel-8

2.6 The Contrast between Language Expression and Address Forms-9

2.6.1 Different Usage of Address Forms-9

2.6.2 Different Ways of Expression.-10

III. Analyze the Reasons for the Cultural Differences-11

3.1 Geographical Location-11

3.2 The Confucianism of Chinese Traditional Cultures and American Christian Culture-11

3.3 Logical Differences-12

3.3.1 Chinese Spiral Thinking and America Linear Thinking-12

3.3.2 Special Face Perceptions in China-13

IV. Conclusion-14

Bibliography-15

Acknowledgements-17