跨文化交际论文

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【关键字】交际

TheConflictandIntegrationofChineandWesternCultures

----------theweddingbanquet

Name:丁亚

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Class:Educationclass3

[Abstract]ThepaperstudiesvariousconflictsbetweenChineandwestern

conflictsinthefilmincludethedifferentattitudestowardsfamilyandmarriage,the

differentattitudestowardshomoxualityandthedifferentconceptsofthe"filial

piety"and"loyalty".Inaddition,thefilmalsoexploresthereasonsofChinepeople

hcontextualanalysis

oftheweddingbanquetandtheculturalconflictsandblendingembodiedinit,this

explorationofChineandwesternethicalcultureofconflictandinclusivecanhelp

ustotakearightattitudetowardsculturalconflicts.

[keywords]TheConflictandIntegration;family;homoxuality;filialpiety;loyalty

TheheroofthefilmisaTaiwanemanwhostayintheUnitedStateshas

been10yearsnameWei-TongGao,Heandhislover,aAmericancalledSimonlived

togetherinNewYork'ellexceptforthelettersandphonecalls

fromhisparentswhoworryaboutWei-Tong'rWei-Tongisgayand

hedoes'Simondevisaningeniousplantomake

fWei-Tong'sloftstherelivesayoungChinewoman,

Wei-Wei,airsheplanstoreturntoChina.

,asksSimon,shouldn'tWei-TongmarryWei-Wei

providingherwithagreencardtoallowhertostayinAmerica,whileatthesame

timeplacatinghisfar-awayparents?Wei-Tonghasnochoicebutizesuponthis

hingintoconfusionwhen

Wei-Tung'sparentsannouncetheywilltravelfromTaiwanforthewedding.

Fromthefilm,wecanfindsomecultureconflicts,Theperformanceofall

thecontradictionsareCulturalDifferences,andallconflictimpliesthatthetrendof

,oneofconflictisdifferentattitudestowardsfamilyand

efilmwecanlearnthatdifferentoutlooksonfamilyethicsbetween

etraditionalfamilyethicsare

badonthewholefamilywhileAmericanfamilyethicsareindividually

oriented,whichreflectscollectivisminChinecultureandindividualisminwestern

ethatWei-Tongtakethemarriageashisownbusinesswhilehis

parentsholdthethoughtthatyoungpeoplegettingmarriedisaveryimportant

eandWesternhavedifferentattitudesaboutmarriage

saChinesayingthatifyouknowthefamily,youdon'tneedto

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hisideamightdifferslightlyfromculturetoculture,it

neverthelesscallsattentiontotheimportanceoffamilyasacrucialelementinevery

humanbeing'leenGalvinandBernardBrommelsay,"Wearebornintoa

family,formnewfamilies,lifeisauniversal

humanexperience"

Thecond,xualorientationisanimportantcontradictioninthefilm.

ringearphonesinthegymlistentohis

mother'ghWei

copewithitasusual,however,

problemofhismarriageisoftoppriorityintheirparents'isgay,he

he90stheUnitedStateshasmore

common,butsame-xloveinChinawasrarelyacceptedbypeopleand

peoplelookeddownuponhomoxualityandthinkthatgaymust

ontrary,Therearemanycountries

acceptingthesame-xmarriageinothercountry,alsoaccepthomoxual

area,theeconomicisveryprosperous,thecultureisadvanced.

Peoplearefreetothinkaboutthings,ctor'schoice

"homoxual"thistopictojudgewhetherthesonisfilial,aswellasthe

emotherknowhersonisa

gay,shesaid:"DoesSimonbringinghimbad?"ThisntenceimpliesthattheChine

feelhardappreciatehomoxual,especiallytheoldergenerationlikeWei-Tong'

ghshocked,hismotherhavetoacceptit,butalwaysSecretto

Wei-Tong'nedaythefathersay"happybirthday"toSimoninEnglish,

everybodyisawarethatthistraditionalfatherknowEnglishandhadalreadyknowthe

truth,butbecauofhisoldideas,hehasbeenpretendingtobeknowing

,Simonalwaysdon'tunderstandwhyWei-Tongdonottelltheir

relationshipwiththeirparentsfrankly,forhim,tellinghisparentsthetruthistakenfor

ghSimoncanspeakalittleChine,makeChinefood,andyetthe

culturalbarriersstillcan'tbeavoided.

Thethird,ThepointofviewofChine"filialpiety"and"loyalty"gotthe

eoffilialpietyto

parents,eparentscametothe

UnitedStates,eingthefuturedaughter-in-lawisintenlysatisfied,Thefamilyis

ametime,anothercoreconceptsof

rtomakeupforthehastywedding

makesparentsarenothappy,SimonhaveaproposaltoeatamealinChinatownbest

singly,therestaurantbossissubordinateoftheold

taurantownerisstillrespectful,theconceptof"loyalty"

taurant,ownerInsistonhostingadecent,

lively,ssaidtoWei-Tong:''Idothisnotforyou,forthe

efu,thanyouareunfilial."Wecanethatinthattheconceptof

traditional"loyalty"inrt,brokeWei-Tong'notdeepwesternconcept..Becauhe

isstillaChineinhismindthoughhewouldn'misconcentratedin

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Chinatraditionalplacementoftheconceptofthe"filialpiety"and"loyalty".For

historicalandgeographicalreasons,Mostpeoplethinktheyareveryfarawayfrom

,familyloyaltycomesfirstforthem,asthisChineproverb

makesclear:“HeavenishighandtheEmperorisfaraway."Butinaculturesuchas

thatoftheUnitedStates,

valueplacedonfamilyloyaltyhasbeeninfluencedbythedramaticriinthe

ndcitesthis

statistic:"by

divorced,paratedandnever--marriedindividualsasthereareoccupiedby

traditionalnuclearfamilies".This,ofcour,meansthechildeksaffiliationsoutside

learfamilyalsoexpectsthatatacertainage,childrenwillmove

outofthehouandestablishtheirownhouholds.

Finally,thefilmalsoexploresthereasonsofChinepeoplearekeenof

ovie'svirtuosicbanquet

quence,300weddingguestsgorgethemlvesonasumptuousfeastthatleaves

arenoisyandcrazy

insteadofquietandconrvative,Andmostguestswillaskthebridegroomandthe

bridetoplaysomegames,likeaskthemeatingoneappleatthetime,askthe

he

gamescalled"naodongfang".AtypicalChineweddingbanquet,filledwithChine

icofxhasbeenin

hand,itisconsideredlower,vulgar

behavior,whichistaboo;theotherhand,itisincomparablyfairandsquarein

function,.Thatthereissuchasaying：“Therearethreeformsofunfilialconduct,of

whichtheworstistohavenodescendants.；Ofthreekindsofungratefulnesstoone's

parents,thegreatestisnottohaveamaledescendant."Theroleplayedbythedirector

inthefilmsaid:"youaree5,000yearsofxualrepressionresults."Fromhis

word,wecanmakeconclusionthatprobablytheweddingisthebestwaytorelea

alconflictgotIntegratedunderthefestiveatmosphere.

ThefilmTheWeddingBanquetaboutthecontentoftheastonishingandrich

administrativelevels,

filmmirrorstheconflictoftraditionalChinecultureandthewesternliberalculture

ehavealwaysregardedpeoplefromfaras

respectablefriends,sincerelybelievethattheremustbeworthyoflearningfromthem.

Buddhism,Christianity,Islam,wereforeignreligions,andaccommodatedbyChine

rmore,Chinetaketheinitiativetogoouttolearnandabsorbin

ngandYiJing

mastershadbeentolearnfromIndia,deniable

thatChinecultureisconrvative,whichisacertainrelationshipbetweenthe

China'sculturalhistory,wecanconcludethattheprogressofChineculturefortheir

ownbenefitistoabsorbtheothercultures,includingwesternculture.

Inthemovie'sfinalscene,Thelastsceneinthefilm,thefatherattheentranceto

theflightinspection,themovementofhandsintheairletsmeknowthatthe

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future,thiskindofculturalcoexistenceisboundtobringabouttheadvancementof

people'sspiritandthedevelopmentoftheworld.

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