摘要本文通过分析《华女阿五》，《喜福会》和《千年敬祈》三部不同时期的美国华裔女作家的作品，展示了两种教育：家庭教育和学校社会教育。家庭教育中的大部分思想来源于传统的中式教育观，而学校社会教育则几乎体现了西式教育观。本文通过分析婚姻、平等、亲情等几个具体的观念及其本质，深入了解作品中所反映出的华裔家庭子女所接受的教育及随着时代的发展，教育观点的发展与改变。68147

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Title  Views Concerning Education in Contemporary Chinese American Female Literature            

         ----Exemplified by Fifth Chinese Daughter, The Joy Luck Club and A Thousand Years of Good Prayers         

Abstract

This paper describes two types of education--family education and school and social education on the basis of three works of contemporary Chinese America female writers: Fifth Chinese Daughter, The Joy Luck Club, and A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. Most of the ideas in family education concern traditional Chinese beliefs, while school and social education mainly reflect western views. By analyzing several views concerning education such as marriage, equality, love for siblings, ect., this paper intends to gain an in-depth view of the education in Chinese-American families, and the changes that have taken place with the times. 

Keywords  Chinese American    female literature   family education    

          school education

Table of contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Female Literature1

1.2 Three Periods of Contemporary Chinese-American Female Literature..2

1.2.1 Enlightenment Stage...2

1.2.2 Prosperity Stage..2

1.2.3 New Immigration Literature Stage.3

2. Views Concerning Education...3

2.1 Family Education 4

2.1.1 Marriage4

2.1.2 Importance of School Education..7

2.1.3 From Obedience to Communication.8

2.2 School and Social Education..10

2.2.1 Love for Siblings.10

2.2.2 Independence..10

Conclusion12

Acknowledgments14

Bibliography.15

1. Introduction

Chinese-American is a special group in both the United States and China because they not only accept advanced American education but also stick to some traditional Chinese culture. In the contemporary time, Chinese-American literature is increasingly popular. This paper intends to explore views concerning education as reflected in three works of Chinese-American female writers in different times. 

1.1 Female Literature

In the early literature review on female literature, the word “women’s literature” was used in many essays. It was in 1983 that the word “female literature” came into people’s life. 

Female literature has a very close relationship with feminism movement. French revolution aroused the consciousness of female in all aspects and encouraged them to pursue suffrage and equality in education, culture and work. This change in the politics showed in the changes of literature as well. The thoughts of relationships between male and female and the pursuit of equality promoted women’s writing, which means that women portray their body, their emotion and their consciousness to overturn the definition of “female” given by the patriarchal society. With the emphasis of women’s writing, female literature was born.