Abstract Amy Tan,a distinguished Chinese-American woman writer,is accepted by both Chinese and American readers。Her novel The Joy Luck Club is very popular at home and aboard。The thesis places emphasis on the ecological feminism embodied in the novel。The thesis tries to use the theory of ecological feminism to analyze the awakening of the women including the mothers and daughters under the patriarchy society in The Joy Luck Club。The thesis studies the proximity between human and nature and the efforts to overturn patriarchal cultural reign by the female subversive force under the patriarchal oppression from two aspects。73545

Keywords: The Joy Luck Club; ecological feminism; nature and women; patriarchy

摘要谭恩美，负有盛名的美国华裔女作家,她被广大读者所熟知以及她的代表作《喜福会》响彻国内外。本论文着重于生态女性zhuyi在小说中的体现，运用生态女性zhuyi理论去研究《喜福会》中的女性包括母亲和她们的女儿在父权制社会压迫下的觉醒。本文从两方面去研究本论文的主体，一方面是女性和自然的亲近性，另一方面是女性在父权制社会中为探求自身出路所付出的努力。

毕业论文关键词：《喜福会》；生态女性zhuyi；自然与女性；父权制

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

2。Literature Review 2

3。 The Embodiment of Eco-feminism in the Female Characters 3

3。1 The close relationship between female and nature 3

3。2 The harmony between human and nature 5

3。3 The harmony between woman and man 5

4。 The Awakening of the Mothers and Daughters 6

4。1 The women social position in the patriarchy society 7

4。2 The mishaps and the awakening of the mothers 8

4。3 The mishaps and the deeper awakening of the daughters 9

5。Conclusion 11

Works Cited 13

1。 Introduction 

Amy Tan,one of the most popular and productive Chinese-American writers。Her books mostly are based on her life experience and family history。Born in Oakland, California。Amy Tan is the second immigration of her family。Her parents left China to America in 1840。They both have the extraordinary experience which provides her with writing materials。She receives both American and Chinese education while growing up。Like anyone else,she also finds it hard to maintain the balance between living in the Chinese family and trying to be a native American in the western country。论文网

Amy’s father,John Tan,a Chinese-born Baptist minister,went to America for seeking a new life to avoid the cruel civil war in China。Her mother,Daisy,a wealthy women from Shanghai,she left her children and immigrated to America in 1949 to pursue the American dream。In The Joy Luck Club,Daisy is the model of Suyuan Woo,one of the mothers in the book。Amy had a happy life before her father and elder brother died of brain tumors。Since then,Amy’s mother changed herself and turned back to the original Chinese women。After then,Amy knew that she had three half-sisters in China。The fact adapted her novel into her famous book The Joy Luck Club。

The Joy Luck Club is a book based on the theme of ecological feminism。It is one of the four most popular books in 1989 in America。The book constructs the Chinese women’s world。My thesis reconstructs the identity the awakening of Chinese women from the perspective of ecological feminism。