Crazy Rich Asians: Deformation and Reconciliation of Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Conflicts in Western-Centralism Perspective

Siyu An; Yushu Dong; Yexuan Xing

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Crazy Rich Asians: Deformation and Reconciliation of Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Conflicts in Western-Centralism Perspective

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Siyu An¹, Yushu Dong², Yexuan Xing³^{, *}

¹College of Literature and Journalism, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, China

²College of Literature and Journalism, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China

³Department of English, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong, SAR of China

^*Corresponding author. Email: yexuanxing@ln.hk

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Yexuan Xing

Available Online 13 February 2023.

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Keywords: Western-centralism; stereotype; discourse-hegemony; reconciliation
Abstract: This article focuses on Eleanor and Rachel, a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law and analyzes the causes of conflict and reconciliation between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in terms of stereotypical characterization and discourse hegemony. Western-centralism has shaped the behavior of Eastern mothers-in-law to be old-fashioned, controlling and arrogant, and has put a cultural reason on her behaviors in order to cater to the Western imagination. At the same time, Western-centralism also sets up Rachel, who pursues freedom and independence, contrasted with Eleanor, in order to celebrate the superiority of Western civilization.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 13 February 2023
ISBN: 978-2-494069-97-8
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_15 How to use a DOI?
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