Refusal,Return and Hybridity A Reading of Amy Tan's the Joy Luck Club and the Bonesetter's Daughter
Amy Tan is a famous Chinese American female writer today,and her works become the hot topics of Chinese American study.On the basis of her two novels The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's Daughter,the paper is intended to explore into the process in which the second generation daughters of Chinese immigrants initially abandon their Chinese culture and finally accept it.In conclusion,to be a complete Chinese American,one is required to accept both the American culture and the Chinese culture.This dual cultural identity is both the reflection of hybridity and a strong resistance to cultural hegemony.