| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1.1 Historical Background of Chinese Americans | 第11-12页 |
| 1.1.2 Definition and Significance of Chinese American Literature | 第12-14页 |
| 1.1.3 Development of Chinese American Literature | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies Abroad and at Home about Chinese American Literature | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Research Objective and Significance | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Basis: Post-colonialism and Orientalism | 第20-27页 |
| 2.1 Overview of Post-colonialism | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Briefing on Post-colonialism | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Chief Figures of Post-Colonialism and Their Major Concerns | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 Edward Said and Orientalism | 第22-27页 |
| 2.2.1 A General Introduction to Edward Said | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Said's Chief Works and Influence | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Representative Works and the Main Themes in Chinese American1 Literature | 第27-40页 |
| 3.1 Representative Works of Chinese American Literature | 第27-32页 |
| 3.1.1 The Joy Luck Club—Inevitable Conflict between Old and New | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.2 China Men—Struggle for Identity and Rebuilding of History | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1.3 Eat a Bowl of Tea—A Farewell to Bachelorhood | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 Four Typical Themes of Chinese American Writings | 第32-40页 |
| 3.2.1 Cultural and Ethnic Identification | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Americanization and Acculturation | 第34-37页 |
| 3.2.3 Gender, Ethnicity and Sexuality | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.4 History and Memory | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Imagined China: Grotesque Images in Chinese American Literary Text fromthe Perspective of Orientalism | 第40-51页 |
| 4.1 Description of China as Backward, Ignorant and Chaotic "Other" | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2 Distorted Depiction of Chinese Old Tradition and Culture | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Telling of Ghost Story and Superstitiou Custom | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Old Traditional Code of Conduct of Chinese People | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 Mis-representation of the Picture of Chinese Society | 第45-51页 |
| 4.3.1 Tragic Marriage:Man's Superior Dominance vs. Woman's Inferior Obedience | 第45-47页 |
| 4.3.2 Patriarchal Family: Cold-blooded and Freedom-deprived Community | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第56页 |
