| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·The Literature Review | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 The Brief Introduction to The Joy Luck Club | 第14-20页 |
| ·Amy Tan and The Joy Luck Club | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Movie The Joy Luck Club | 第16-20页 |
| ·The Interpretation of the Term "the Joy Luck Club" | 第17页 |
| ·The Main Characters | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Plot Summary | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 3 The Identity Formation of Chinese Diaspora | 第20-30页 |
| ·The Nature of Identity | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Formation of the Identity | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Identity of the Chinese Diaspora | 第22-30页 |
| ·The Origin and Evolution of the Term "Diaspora" | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Historical Background of Chinese Diaspora in the U.S | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Identity Dilemma of the Chinese Diasporas | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Identity-seeking Struggles of the Female Chinese American:An Analysis of The Joy Luck Club | 第30-43页 |
| ·The Obedient Wife or the "Tiger"—Ying-ying St. Clair and Lena St. Clair | 第30-32页 |
| ·The "Other" in the East and the West—An-mei Hsu and Rose Hsu | 第32-35页 |
| ·The "Other" in the Traditional Chinese Culture—An-mei Hsu | 第32-34页 |
| ·The "Other" in the Western Culture—Rose Hsu Jordan | 第34-35页 |
| ·The "Chinese" Mother and the "American" Daughter—Waverly Jong and Lindo Jong | 第35-39页 |
| ·The Dilemma of "Self" Seeking—Jing-mei Woo | 第39-43页 |
| ·The Dilemma of the Ethnic Consciousness | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Dilemma of the Social Self | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 5 Seeking for the Identity: The Reconstruction of the Identity | 第43-53页 |
| ·The Barriers to the Identity Construction | 第44-48页 |
| ·Ethnocentrism | 第44-46页 |
| ·Pr ejudice | 第46-47页 |
| ·Patriarchy | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Manifestation of the Reunion of the Identity | 第48-53页 |
| ·Storytelling—The Way to Identity Reconstruction | 第48-49页 |
| ·Silence Breaking—The Awakening of New Women Image | 第49-50页 |
| ·Jing-mei's Reunion with Her Twin Sisters | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-59页 |
| 附录 | 第59页 |
