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Rebellion Of The Voiceless—A Studv Of Initiation Stories By Maxine Hone Kingston

Posted on:2018-03-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2335330515494645Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Growth is the eternal theme of human literature.In recent years,Chinese Initiation Stories have been paid much more attention and become a trend of literary criticism.On the basis of studying the domestic and foreign research results,my paper choose the three novels of Maxine Hong Kingston-"Woman Warrior:Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts"," China Men" and "Tripmaster Monkey:His Fake Book" to analyzes the novel hero-American Chinese adolescents' unique growth experience by using theory of growing novels.The paper includes three parts,aphasia childhood,the growth of the catalyst,the growth of transformation,analysis the difficult course of the Chinese young people growth from silence to break the silence.It's the process of aphasia fight the right to speak.Starting from the three parts,the first chapter writes about the background of the growth of Chinese teenagers,from the early childhood and the growing crisis,and analyzes the causes and causes of their childhood aphasia.The second chapter starts with the factors that make these Chinese adolescents change,and analyzes the main character of the novels to know themselves with the help of heroes and growth guides,and get the courage to resist their silence from them,and are poised for the ultimate growth.The third chapter focuses on the young Chinese in the face of a forced aphrodisiac childhood,and finally realized the importance of breaking the silence,these young people began to reflect on their own,face up to their own strength,to win their own right.The conclusion of the article summarizes the characteristics of juvenile growth in the novels of Maxine in the horizontal and vertical aspects.From the girl in the"Woman Warrior:Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts"," China Men" and to the "Tripmaster Monkey:His Fake Book",he has experienced the first generation of immigrants To the fifth generation of immigrants for a long time,because of their different living environment and have their own characteristics,but before and after each other,the formation of a vertical development.From the generation of immigrants to the fifth generation of immigrants,the protagonist's character over time continues to grow,they gradually break through the narrow vision,dare to break the barriers,dare to face themselves,more courageous,more mature.These growth heroes both common and individual,not only for the growth of young people have enlightenment,the identity of the Chinese people also has important significance.
Keywords/Search Tags:Maxine Hong Kingston, Initiation Story, voiceless
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