Abstract

Homosexuality has long been painted a layer of mystery. Owing to the different cultural background and social customs, the attitudes to homosexuality are different between China and America. Based on the former studies of Homosexuality and other analysis of the movie The Wedding Banquet, this thesis is to analyze the differences of Chinese and American attitudes to homosexuality from the scripts, the plots of the movie and the actions of the characters. In order to help readers have a better understanding of the different attitudes to homosexuality, the thesis also probes the influential factors which cause the differences, including value of family, value of marriage and cultural background. The thesis aims to improve the understanding and communication of different cultures between Chinese and American by analyzing the different attitudes to homosexuality on the basis of The Wedding Banquet. 

Keywords: homosexuality; The Wedding Banquet; differences of attitude 

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-2

2.1 Studies on homosexuality-2

2.2 Studies on The Wedding Banquet-3

3. Different Attitudes Reflected in the Movie to Homosexuality-3

3.1 Different attitudes reflected in the plots-4

3.2 Different attitudes reflected in the actors' lines-5

3.3 Different attitudes reflected in the actions-6

4. The Influential Factors of Different Attitudes to Homosexuality-6

4.1 Value of family-7

4.2 Value of marriage-8

4.3 Cultural background-9

5. Conclusion-10

Works Cited-11