The Miniature of The Second Sex in The Joy Luck Club

  • Jiani Sun Southwest Minzu University
Ariticle ID: 2298
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Keywords: Feminism, Gender Equality, Independence, Awakening

Abstract

The Joy Luck Club written by Amy Tan describes the stories of four mothers and daughters in which the concept the Other raised by Simon de Beauvoir in The Second Sex is indicated as they fought for themselves.

References

[1][5][9] Simone, de Beauvoir, Parshely, H.M.(ed.). The Second Sex [M]. London : Jonathan Cape, 1952.

[2][4][7][8] Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club [M]. New York: Ivy Books, 1989.

[3] Liu Yan. Keyword of Western literary theory: The Second Sex [J]. Foreign Literature, 2016(4).

[6] Tang Ming. The thought of de Beauvoir «The Other» and the independence of modern females [J]. Literature and History, 2017.

[10] Chen Xuecong. The outpouring of «The Other» in silence—the reasons of the development of Feminist Literature in China in the 20th century [J]. Drama Home, 2020(7).

Published
2021-09-16