Abstract:The Joy Luck Club is the first novel of Amy Tan，a famous Chinese-American writer. In the novel she mainly describes the relationship between the Joy Luck Club mothers and their daughters and cultural conflicts, even self-puzzle. The novel is used a special way- storytelling-- to convey the information. The paper will analyze the importance of searching cultural identity from four aspects. It does not only resonate with ethnic Chinese lived in same backgrounds, but also attempt to teach inferiors some lessons which are worth learning. The first part reveals the cultural identity by seeking to solve the conflict between mother and daughter. The second part shows that cultural identity helps to heal the confusion at the bottom of the hearts. The third part of the interpretation of cultural identity by exploring reflects the ethnic groups living state and suggest they should adapt dilemma. And the purpose of the fourth part is telling people to hold a positive attitude toward culture.
In childhood, daughters try to exclude their inevitability Chinese genes, then after they growing up, they starts to recognize their incomplete identity, at the end, they attempt to face and accept their Chinese characteristics. It does not only give ethnic groups who are still confused some enlightenment, and also offer a few suggestions to other ethnic groups.
Key words: Daughters, the importance of cultural identity, solving conflicts; eliminating confusion; adapting dilemma; holding a positive attitude
摘要:《喜福会》是著名美国籍华裔女作家谭恩美的处女作，作者在小说中主要描述了四对移民母女的关系和她们之间由于文化的差异而引起的冲突，和各自心中的无限困惑。本论文主要通过《喜福会》文本关注并分析二代们追求文化认同的主要性。谭恩美在这本小说中采取各自的口吻讲故事叙述的方式来传递主题，并与同样背景下生活的华裔们产生共鸣，试图告诫后辈从中值得吸取的经验教训，即寻求文化认同是十分重要的。本文将从四个部分来诠释华裔群体身份认同的重要性。第一部分揭示通过找寻文化认同，来破解母女之间的冲突。第二部分通过寻求文化认同，来减少心中的困惑。第三部分诠释通过探寻文化认同，反映华裔人群适应进退两难的局势。第四部分建议华裔乃至所以人对待文化的积极态度。
儿时女儿们排斥自身不可逃避的中国基因到长大了开始意识到自己身份的不完整，并尝试面对其中国特征，随后慢慢接受了自身血脉相传的中国情节。不仅给还在困惑的华裔群体们一些启示，从而也给其他裔群提供一点建议。
关键词：女儿们，文化认同重要性，破解冲突，消除困惑
