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1、The Bonesetters DaughterThe Bonesetters Daughter is the fourth novel written by Amy Tan, which was published in 2001. The novel again talked about the women in early twentieth-century China, the deep differences between generations and between cultural gaps in immigrant families. The heroineRuth, wa
2、s a ghostwriter, middle-aged. She was a Chinese-American who lived with her long-term boyfriend for 10 years and acted as stepmother to his two teenager daughters from a previous marriage. She was now facing tough times both in her career and in her relationship with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, her mo
3、therLuling was showing signs of dementia. In case of forgetting everything, Luling wrote all her family secrets and her life experiences down on paper. Its like a autobiography. Through her story, we can see a well-known ink-making familys vicissitude; the bitter life of a bonesetters daughterPrecio
4、us Auntie who was actually the mother of Luling; and also we can know the excavation of Peking Man Bones. The story also includes how could Luling and her sister Gaoling survived in the second World War and how could they leave their past pains and escaped to America.Ruth struggled growing up as a c
5、hild of a single parent who believes in curses. Once Ruth learned details of her mothers past from that autobiography, she gained a new understanding of her mother and her strange behavior during her childhood. Answers to both womans problems unfold as Lulings story is finally revealed in its entire
6、ty.Lulings English was poor, Ruths Chinese was poor. Their languages clashed.Luling held a traditional Chinese character, she was collectivistic, restrained，self-reserved. She tended to bury her feelings like most of the Chinese. On the contrary, her daughter was taught to be independent, cheerful,
7、optimistic since she was born. Like most of the American, Ruth believed in freedom, self-reliance and also self-improvement. Luling was easily regarded as a foreigner or we can say an immigrant, for her obvious Chinese elements. However, Ruth was born in America, taught in American education system,
8、 went along with American children, had American man as her boyfriend.She was almost a native.These conflicts muted the mother and the daughter. And the two generations mute also reflected the battle between the two nations, the battle between orient culture and occidental culture As for me, the nov
9、el is like a mirror.When I was reading this book, I was feeling I was standing in front of a mirror. Through it, I saw the author, Amy Tan, herself. She, is Ruth, and telling us her own stories, her mothers stories and also her Grandmas.Besides Amy Tan, I saw me. When I was reading, some dialogues b
10、etween Ruth and Luling stroke me. Sometimes I would feel, Yeah, thats me! Yeah, thats totally what my mother would say! Actually, all these years past, but the battles between me and my mom have never been stopped. My mom she never stops complaining or faulting to me. She thinks everything Im doing
11、is wrong and should be corrected. She believes that if she did not guide me, my future will be influenced and be full of bitterness. Young as me, dont understand her way of expressing love. The only thing I know is that I hate these kinds of commands and complains. Everyday, every minute, I beg for
12、freedom. I want these endless nagging disappeared forever. So the conflictions between us never disappeared. My attitude is Your eyes always focus on my faults, my mistakes and you can seize any of them the whole day. You never take notice of my well-behaviors, my progress. Even good grades cant mak
13、e you satisfied! And my mothers attitude is totally conversed What I have done is all for your good. You know nothing. You are so ungrateful! For the sake of these two different minds, I was beat 3 times a week, blamed 3 times a day and I could say nothing, otherwise I would be punished more.The two
14、 figures in the mirror are twins in some aspects. I do learned a lot from Amy Tan. Its the first time I wanna to know my mother deeply, I wanna go into her heart instead of fighting back. I believe that， one day, the gap between us will disappear. Because she is the only person in the world who know me most, love me most. She teaches me how to love and how to be lovedI appreciate this beautiful, also, this beautiful book