| 中文摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第6-14页 |
| ·Amy Tan and Her Works | 第6-8页 |
| ·The Bonesetter's Daughter and Literary Review | 第8-11页 |
| ·Methodology | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Precious Auntie:From Muteness to Self-Assertion | 第14-24页 |
| ·Silence Imposed by Chinese Patriarchy | 第14-20页 |
| ·Search for Assertion | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter 3 LuLing:From Estrangement to Reconciliation | 第24-32页 |
| ·Oppression by Chinese Patriarchy | 第24-26页 |
| ·Marginalization by American Culture | 第26-30页 |
| ·Search for Reconciliation | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Ruth:From Dilemma to Self-Reconstruction | 第32-39页 |
| ·Alienation with Chinese Culture | 第32-34页 |
| ·Marginalization by the White-Centered Society | 第34-36页 |
| ·Search for Self-Reconstruction | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第39-41页 |
| Bibliography | 第41-44页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第44-45页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第45-46页 |
