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谭恩美小说《灵感女孩》以超自然手法展示了当下与过往、现实与虚幻、今生与来世、怀疑与神秘性的碰撞。谭通过再现中国地理、历史的负面维度,成功地迎合西方的想像塑造出带有偏见的中国刻板形象,从而将美国自我同中国他者切割。当面临两难抉择——是屈从还是牺牲掉特定华裔美国人的身份需求以换取普遍的(白人)利益时,谭选择作为西方阵营的一员,视中国为他者。
Amy Tan’s novel, “Inspired Girl,” shows in supernatural ways the clashes between present and past, reality and illusion, life and life, doubts and mysteries. By reproducing the negative dimensions of China’s geography and history, Tan succeeded in catering the Western imagination to create a stereotyped image of China that is biased, thereby cutting off the American self from the Chinese. When faced with the dilemma of whether to yield or sacrifice the identity needs of a particular Chinese-American in exchange for universal (white) interests, Tan chose to be a member of the Western camp and China as the other.