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1、从电影《刮痧》看中西文化差异Instruction:ThemovieGuashatellsusastoryaboutanimmigratedfamilywhohavetroubleinAmericabecauseofdifferentculture.InAmerica,theytreatGuashaasawayofabuse,butbackinChina,it'satraditionaltreatment.SoI'lltalkabouttheirdifferentunderstandingofface.Body:Thereisasc

2、eneinthemoviethatDatongandhisbossJohnareinaparty.AndDatong'sonDanielplayswithJohn's.Butthetwoboysgetafightduringtheirplaytime.DatongforcesDanieltosaysorrytoJohn'sson.Johnthinksitunnecessarytodothatbecauseit'sthekids'thing.ButDatongevenhitsDanielforhewon'tapologize.That

3、behaviorshocksJohnandhiswife.Themisunderstandinghappensfortworeasons.First,it'scommoninChinathatparentscanhittheirchildreniftheydon'tbehavewell,whichisunacceptableintheU.S.becauseAmericansthinkchildrenandadultsareequal.Second,DatonghitsDanielbecauseJohnishisbossandbest

4、friend,hethinksheisgivingfacetoJohn.ButJohncan'tunderstandit.Hedoesn'tknowhowingrainedthefaceisinChinesedailylife.Conclusion:Toavoidthiskindofproblem,DatonghastogiveuphisdeepthoughtoffaceanddowhatAmericando.OrhecanexplainwhyhehitsDanielafterhenoticesthatJohnisshocked.M

5、eanwhile,JohnshouldaskDatongwhyhedoesthatifhegetsconfused.Heshouldn'tmakejudgementssoeasily.Thetwoshouldgettoknoweachother'sculturefirst.Bibliography:[1]张伯存.《刮痧》的文化分析[J].当代电影，2002，(1):191[2]王进.文化神话与身份政治-重读电影《刮痧》的文化冲突问题