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1、ThestoryisaboutanelderlygentlemanmrchufrombeijingemigratestoAmericatolivewithhissonAlexinnewyorkandcomesintoconflictwithhisson'sall-Americanwife.MarthaisAlex’samericanwifeandawiriter.Whenmrchuliveintheirhome,Marthaiswritinghersecondbook.MrchuisaTaiChiMasterandper
2、formanceasatypicalChineseoldman.MarthaistheRepresentativeofwesternculture.Theculturegapbetweenthemissoextreme.soshecanntstandstaywithmrchuinthesamespace.Asaresult,theinnerconflicthappens..Atthefirst20minutes,mrchuandmarthasharespaceinthekitchenandlivingroom,Theyd
3、on'twanttotrytocommunicatewitheachother.Mrchuispracticingtaichileisurely,Marthaisanxiousforhernewbook.Theirbehaviourreflectsthedifferentunderstandingofpersonalspace.Chinesepaymoreattentiontothewholefamily,Withinthiscollectivefamilysystemonebecomesonlyamemberofafa
4、milyinwhichonemustlearntorestrainoneselfandtosubdueone’sindividualityinordertomaintaintheharmonyinthefamily.whiletheamericanhavenoconceptiontostaywiththeirparentsaftermarriage.theypaymoreattentiontopersonalspace.Whentheirchildjimmydrawthecartoonaboutthedoomofthew
5、orld,Marthaencourgeshimforhiscreation.mrchuiscuriousabouttheeducationofamerica,causeinchinatheauthorityisauthority-centred.theChineseparentsalwaystellstheirchildrenwhattheycandoandwhattheycanntdo.butinAmerica,asalextoldhisfather,parentstreatschildrenmoredemocrati
6、callyThefirsttimeoftheinnerconflictshowsupisatthedinnertime.bothmcAndmtalkstoalexindifferentlanguage.Mcwondersthatwhymdoesnteatmeat,msuggesttheymovetoabiggerhouse.anotherday,hisfathergetlost.Atthattime,individualisticxsaidmyfatherisapartofmylife.theChineseethicof
7、filialplaysanimportantroleinChineseculture.alexwanttotreathisfatheraswellashecan.Americanasklittlechildrenshoulddofortheirparents.Thatdemonstratethattherelationalorientationsbetweenparentsandchildrenislinealinchinaandindividualisticinamerica.Mr.Chu’sattemptstocom
8、etotermswithhisnewsurroundings,heteachesTaiChiatthelocalChineseschoolwhereAlex’ssonalsogoestolearnChinese.Attheschool,Mr.ChumeetsMrs.ChenwhofromTaiwanwhoteache
