| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-17页 |
| 1.A my Tan and her novels | 第8-10页 |
| 2.T an criticism at home and abroad | 第10-13页 |
| ·Tan criticism in China | 第10-11页 |
| ·Tan criticism abroad | 第11-13页 |
| 3.P lan of the thesis | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter One Chinese Settings and Tan’s Misrepresentation | 第17-26页 |
| ·Borrowing of Western scholar’s research on Taiping Rebellion | 第17-19页 |
| ·The misapplication of place names and specialties of China | 第19-20页 |
| ·Disparity between Chinese funeral rites and the tradition of the Easter | 第20-21页 |
| ·Bias as revealed in the languages of the characters | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter Two Chinese Superstition and Its Universality | 第26-36页 |
| ·The two sisters’regression to love | 第27-32页 |
| ·Kwan’s atonement out of love in this life | 第27-29页 |
| ·Olivia’s life lack of love and her salvation | 第29-32页 |
| ·Tan’s difference in choosing themes from other Chinese-American writers | 第32-33页 |
| ·The tradition of describing love in Western literature | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Three Chinese Folklores and Tan’s Reconstruction | 第36-44页 |
| ·The folklore re-written in The Kitchen God’s Wife | 第36-39页 |
| ·The folklore re-created in The Joy Luck Club | 第39-44页 |
| ·The folklore of Swan and Coca-Cola to suggest the structure of the novel | 第39-41页 |
| ·The folklore of the 26 malignant gates to reflect equality in families | 第41-42页 |
| ·The re-written story of Moon Lady to encourage self-discovery and self-trust | 第42-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-51页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第51-53页 |
