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CulturalDifferencesintheGuaShaTreatmentContents•Children’seducation•Viewofface•Thewaytotreattheold•Emotionandlaws•Friendshipandobligation•ChinadreamvsAmericandreamChildren’sEducationOnesceneinthemoviewhichhasimpressedtheaudiencesiswhenDatonghittheDennisontheheadbeforepublic.Thisscenereflectsthedifferencesofchildren’seducationbetweenChinaandAmerica.Theproperty/duty/responsibilityofparentsAnindependentidentity;apersonofequality.ChineseAmericansDifferentviewstowardschildrenChinaAmerica•It’scommonforChineseparentstobeatandscoldchildrenandmanyproverbscanembodythisphenomenon.例如，“棍棒底下出孝子”“子不教，父子过”等•It’sillegaltobeatchildrenorleavethemaloneathome.•Parentsareonlykeepersforchildren.Theyareequaltoeachotherandparentseducatechildrenbyencouragementandpersuasioninsteadofabuse.Viewsofface•Inthepursuitofharmony,chinesealwaysgiveothers“face”toavoidtheconflictevenonthesacrificeofone’sownbenefits.•Americantakethefaceasakindofindividualrights.Theyoftenprotectthefaceforpersonalpurpose.•Inthefilm,DatonghittheDennisontheheadforthepurposeofgivinghisbossface,however,thisbehaviorisonlyunderstoodbyAmericansas“abusingchildren”.ThewaytotreattheoldDifferentviewsoftreatingtheold.ChinaUSfilialpietyequalityThereisanoldsayinginChina.Ofallvirtuesfilialpietyisthemostimportant.Theso-calledfilialpietyincludestoparents,forchildren,bothbrothersandsisters.•FortheWest,theyadvocateequality,freedomandindependence.Theytreatedtheoldmanwithequalityandtheyaremorerespectthefactsthoughitisbadfortheirlovedones.DaTong’slyingtothejudgethatit’shimwhodoestheGuaShatoDennisinsteadofhisfathertoshowhisfilialpiety.KullunisconfusedaboutDatong’rappingforhisfatherbecauseheattachesmoreattentiontothefact.FragmentsinthemoviereflecttheculturaldifferencesEmotionandLaws•EmotionspeakslouderthanlawsChinese•LawsspeaklouderthanemotionAmericans•ForChinese,whichareinfluencedbyConfucianismdeeply,believethatthehumannatureisgoodandtheythinkthelawisjustasupplementarytoolforthesociety.•Americansholdtheviewthatthehumannatureisevilandthelawisanecessityforthesociety.•Datongistryinghisbestto“steal”Dennisfromchildren‘swelfarehometomeethisfather’swishofseeinghisgrandsonbeforebacktoChina。•Americancourtsandchildren'swelfarehomearefullofpassionandrequireevidenceofloveforthecourtdecisions.Twoscenesthatreflectthisconflict•Americansliketofacethefactwithreliableinformationanddealwiththeproblembasedonthefact.•HumanfeelingsseemmoreimportantfortheChinese.FriendshipandobligationTimeoffriendshipobligationChineseAmericansExplanationofthegram•Chinese:•Thelongeryoumakefriendswithsomeone,theheaviertheobligationwillbe.•Americans:•Thereislittlelinkbetweenrelationshipoffriendsandobligation.•Whattheyconcentrateaboutisthetruth.Piecesinthemoviereflectingtheconflict•DatongaskedKuinlantobehisdefendantlawyeralthoughKuinlanisalawyernotinthefamilylawfield.ThisshowsthatDatongputshisemphasisontherelationshipwithKunlanbutnotonthereality.•WhenKuinlantestifiesDatongofhisbeatingDennisbeforehim.Datongbecomesveryangry.Hefeesthatheissoldoutbyhisfriend.However,inKuinlan’sview,heisjustspeakingoutthetruth.ChinadreamvsAmericandreamWhenDatongdeliveredhisaward-receivingspeech,hementionedthatherealizedhisAmericandream.•Chinadreambelongstoacultureofcollectivism.Itistorealizenotonlyaperson’sdreambutalsoanation’sdream.•Americandreambelongstoacultureofindividualism.Itattachestheimportancetotheindividualdevelopmentandsuccess.Conclusion•AlthoughthefilmshowsmanyculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates,theculturalconvergenceandculturalintegrationarealsoexpressed.•WhenQunlaniswalkingonChinatownanddoGuaShainaChineseshop;WhenDatongisoutofdanger,thunderousapplausesbrokeoutfromthepolice,theresidentsoftheapartment.Withtheglobalization,theculturaldifferencesandintegrationcanbeverycommoninourdailylife.Andonlyeffectivecommunicationandunderstandingcanpromotetheworldwideculturaldevelopment.TheAwardSpeechofDatong•Eightyearsago,Iwasjustanothernewimmigrantworkingsohardtoearnmylivingbysellingtheartinthestreet.ButIbelieve,ifIworkhardenough,onedayIwillbecomeoneofyou,atruly,successfulAmerican!Today,thisawardprovedthatAmericaisatruelandofopportunity.IamthelivingproveofthatIhaveasuccessfulcareer,alovingwifeandanadorablechild.Iespeciallyliketosaythankstomyboss,Mr.JohnQuinlan.Finally,Iwouldliketosaythankstoallofyou.Iloveyou!IloveAmerica!AndthisismypieceoftheAmericandream.Thankyou!•YouknowGuashaisatraditionalChinesemedicaltreatmentusedfornearlyallkindsofillnesses.Forthousandsofyears,ChinesemedicinerecognizedthattherearesevenJingandeightMai“.Anexample,it'slikesmallstreamsthatrunintoriversandthenintoseas.Aperson'sbodyhasaninvisiblebutverycomplexsystemofvesselnetwork,justlikethecomputernetwork.andalsothehumanQifromTantian,finallygoesthroughTantian,it'sthesameprinciple.