从灶神之妻到无忧女神——解读谭恩美成长小说《灶神之妻》

在英美文学中,＂成长＂既是一种小说类别,也是一个普遍主题,贯穿于各个时期的文学作品中。美国华裔女作家谭恩美的第二部长篇小说《灶神之妻》主人公是一位成长在中国旧社会的女性,以正面形象和反面形象出现的引路人在她成长的过程中极大影响着她与命运不懈的抗争和自我身份的追寻。她经历了成长和成长的仪式,并从中获得了如何确认身份的顿悟,《灶神之妻》是一部典型的成长小说。

From Kitchen God's Wife to Lady Sorrow Free-A Review of Bidungsroman the Kitchen God's Wife

Bidungsroman,as a literary subgenre,has a strong tradition in the western literature.Chinese American writer Amy Tan′s second novel The Kitchen God′s Wife is a story about a woman growing up in the old days.She is greatly influenced by the guides either as positive characters or negative ones.During the way of struggling and the pursuit of self-identity,she undergoes the rites of growth and maturity,and gains epiphany about how to assure her identity.Therefore,it can be said that this novel is a typical Bidunstroman.