The topic is totally actual, because it deals indirectly with the relationship of Chinese and European culture, about the ancient culture of a country which is constantly growing an getting more powerful recently with an unbelievable speed. In addition this impression is told by a Chinese-born
American writer , who told us about this topic using own life impressions in other works as well. There…mehrThe topic is totally actual, because it deals indirectly with the relationship of Chinese and European culture, about the ancient culture of a country which is constantly growing an getting more powerful recently with an unbelievable speed. In addition this impression is told by a Chinese-born American writer , who told us about this topic using own life impressions in other works as well. There was an other reason I read this essay of Ms Kurucz on the Internet. I read a long time ago another novel of Amy Tan, The Thousand Secret Senses, and I was looking for information to see what kind of evaluation Tan gets in secondary literature.
The subject is interesting for me as well, because I am engaged with the topic, found previously for example by Hermann Hesse, whether the two cultures can be melted into each other, a process that could bring advantages for both sides, highlighting the part of European culture, which is characteristic for all European nations and helps to get unit it. We have to find better conditions for such a process, than it was at the time of Hermann Hesse’s trip to Asia. There is a need for such a renewal process. In my opinion in Europe but as well in the US, which is in cultural relations connected to us, and shows similar signs of crisis. There is no solution for alienation, families falling apart, consumption getting more and more the aim of life are typical signals.
At last but not least, for a man like me it is interesting to understand a little bit of one of the greatest secrets, the soul of wives.
This where my own selfish point of views, and got really some answers from this essay. One can get to know the structure of the novel, the main persons and their characters. We get a short overview about the historical background, about the difficulties because of a foreign mother language and cultural background in the case of immigration. Interesting parallels are shown in the fate of mothers and daughters existing even under fundamentally different life conditions.
Different characters have more or less success in their life, we get a short analysis about the reasons.
The list of used secondary literature is quite impressive
I wish a lot of success to the young author, who I think has to struggle herself with the difficulties of mediating cultures, belonging to different languages, even if this languages and cultures are part of Europe.
As for me: It was a joy to read this short essay, and I’ll read the novell of Amy Tan, the Joy Luck Club.
