TheContrastbetweenTheGirlontheTrainandTheWomenontheBreadfruit.docVIP

TheContrastbetweenTheGirlontheTrainandTheWomenontheBreadfruit 　　【Abstract】Love is an eternal theme of literature which plays a vital role in peoples life. With cultural exchanges，the acceleration of globalization，and cultural integration， Chinese and Western’s view of love have influenced each other. There is no doubt that literature is the mirror of the culture. By comparing Western and Chinese literature together， people could learn more about the differences between the two different lifestyles and cultural values. From the angle of culture， this thesis will look at how the characters’ fates are mainly influenced by their attitudes towards material life， different sexual understanding and the way they view themselves. 　　【Key words】Female image； literature； culture 　　1. Attitude towards material life 　　Roles in these books indicate the difference from diverse cultural backgrounds through their view of material life when connected with the love. British women regard love as something “beyond material and separated from career they hold or the background” （“The Comparison”， Yu）. That means even though sometimes they want material enjoyment， but consider it not as things bound to love， which is on the mental level in their minds. Then it may be understandable for people about Rachel’s knowing not the truth about background of her husband Tom. She was told only by him about the not-so-good relationship between him and his parents， as well as the lack of support from them. She has never cared about that since she has her love is not connected to Tom’s background， which in sharp contrast with Zhu Dizhi. 　　On the contrary， characters in The Women on the Breadfruit show their pursuit of the coexistence of love and materials. That pursuit is featured by oriental culture today. Love is always shaped as purity and innocence， which is insulated with money or other materialistic factors in Chinese culture. According to Yu’s research on Chinese literature after 1990s，