| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第9-19页 |
| ·Development of Chinese American Literature | 第9-15页 |
| ·Introduction to Amy Tan and Her Literary Position | 第15-19页 |
| 2. Literature Review and Methodology | 第19-28页 |
| ·Literature Review of the Study of The Bonesetter’s Daughter | 第19-22页 |
| ·Writing Purpose of this Thesis | 第22-24页 |
| ·Methodology | 第24-28页 |
| ·Introduction to post-colonialism | 第24-25页 |
| ·Said and his Orientalism | 第25-28页 |
| 3. Causes of the Conflicts in Mother-daughter Relationship | 第28-49页 |
| ·Writing Background of the Novel | 第28-29页 |
| ·Causes of the Conflicts in Mother-daughter Relationship | 第29-49页 |
| ·The lost identities of mothers | 第30-38页 |
| ·Generation gap and cultural differences | 第38-45页 |
| ·Communication barriers | 第45-49页 |
| 4. Reconciliation of the Tension in Mother-daughter Relationship | 第49-65页 |
| ·Establishing Self-identity between Mother and Daughter | 第49-58页 |
| ·Excavating Memory and Reconstructing History | 第58-65页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-73页 |
| 附件 | 第73页 |
