Study On Yan Geling’s Novels About Chinese Immigrants And Her Cultural Perspective

Yan Geling’s novels about Chinese immigrant were written after she immigrated to the United States. Through her creations,we can find the writter s opinion about Chinese and western culture. In the stories, Yan Geling shows the ordinary life of new immigrants and the legends of historical Chinese immigrants, which reflects the contradiction and the fusion of Chinese and Western culture, and the complex experience of Chinese immigrants when they stepped on the new land. Yan Geling also creates some representative characters between Chinese and western culture, such as Dayong, Wu Chuan and Xiaoyu. Through these Chinese immigrants images, we can find the hesitation and confusion of Chinese immigrants when they have to face the choice of cultures. Yan Geling shows her views of Chinese and Western culture in her novels and describes loves, families of Chinese immigrants as well as the association of Chinese immigrants and Marginal group by cultural perspective. On the analysis and choise of Chinese and western cultures, Yan geling shows her special Contribution. At the same time, we can also find her Insufficiency.