电影《刮痧》的文化冲突研究 .docVIP

【标题】电影《刮痧》的文化冲突研究 【作者】 【关键词】刮痧；文化冲突；原因；解决途径 【指导老师】 【专业】英语 【正文】I. IntroductionGua Sha is a movie which embodies many cross-cultural conflicts between China and America. The story happens in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. A Chinese couple Datong Xu and Jane immigrated to America eight years ago. They achieve their America dream after eight years: a happy family, an adorable son, Denis and enviable social status. Datong is a successful video games designer. At the seventh anniversary of video games award, he tells everyone excitedly:?“I love America. This is a piece of my American dream”. However, unexpected disaster suddenly happens to this family. To do his filial piety, Datong brings his father to America. One day, Denis has stomachache. The grandpa uses the Chinese traditional medical treatment---Gua Sha to Denis, because he can not read the English on the medical bottles. The Gua Sha treatment leaves three deep and red trails on Denis’ back. On that evening, Datong’s father comes across his friend Huo. They go out together. Unfortunately, Huo dies of heart disease on their way home. Datong’s father has to stay at the police station to wait for his son to pick him home because he doesn’t know the way home. Coincidently, Jane is at work, anxious Datong has to leave Denis alone at home, and goes to the police station to pick his father home. When he gets home, Denis runs to him and falls down in the dark with the forehead broken. Denis is sent to the hospital immediately because his forehead is bleeding. When Denis is treated by the doctors, those three trails on his back are found by the doctors. Denis is thought to be maltreated by his parents because of those three trails. Thus, the hospital does not allow Datong and Jane to take Denis home. Denis is under the charge of the Children Welfare Bureau, who later accuses Datong of child abuse. In order to protect his father, Datong lies to the judge that it is him who does the Gua Sha to Denis. The couple hide