作为一位擅长书写家族史的美籍华裔作家,谭恩美的创作以其对华裔移民母女关系的细腻描绘受到读者欢迎。在《接骨师之女》这部被视为自传体小说的作品中,露丝的母亲茹灵总在寻找家族的姓氏,展现了当代华裔作家的寻根思想。本文对贯穿小说文本的家族意识和中国传统文化进行剖析,探讨作者在小说中呈现的家园情结。 As a Chinese-American writer who specializes in the writing of family history, Amy Tan’s writing is welcomed by readers for her delicate depiction of the mother-daughter relationship of Chinese immigrants. In the book The Girl Who Becomes a Bone Teacher, which is regarded as an autobiographical novel, Ruth’s mother, Ruling, always looks for the family’s surname and shows the contemporary Chinese descent. This article analyzes the family consciousness and Chinese traditional culture throughout the novel to explore the home complex presented by the author in the novel.