| Acknowledgements | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One The Joy Luck Club and Defamiliarization | 第12-24页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Amy Tan and The Joy Luck Club | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第14-19页 |
| 1.3 A Survey of Defamiliarization | 第19-24页 |
| Chapter Two Defamiliarized Languages Reflecting Conflicts | 第24-37页 |
| 2.1 English vs Chinese | 第26-30页 |
| 2.2 Bilingual Languages vs English | 第30-33页 |
| 2.3 Symbols and Metaphors | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter Three Defamiliarized Forms Calling for Understanding | 第37-45页 |
| 3.1 "Mahjong" Structure | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2 Perspective "I" | 第39-41页 |
| 3.3 Multiple-Narrators | 第41-45页 |
| Chapter Four Defamiliarized Images Reconciliating Conflicts | 第45-57页 |
| 4.1 Defamiliarized Images of Chinese Mothers | 第45-50页 |
| 4.2 Defamiliarized Images of American Daughters | 第50-52页 |
| 4.3 Defamiliarized Images Reaching to Compromise | 第52-57页 |
| 4.3.1 Mothers' Rebellion Helping Solve Daughters' Marital Problems | 第53-54页 |
| 4.3.2 Defamiliarized Images Bridging Generational and Cultural Conflicts | 第54-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Notes | 第59-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-66页 |
| Appendix | 第66页 |
