| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第10页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第10-12页 |
| 1.3 Research methodology | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Research questions and thesis structure | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-20页 |
| 2.1 A Brief Introduction of Tess Gerritsen and her works | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on Chinese American women novels from Post-colonialFeminism perspective | 第16-19页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第20-26页 |
| 3.1 A brief introduction of Post-colonial Feminism | 第20-21页 |
| 3.2 Aphasia | 第21-24页 |
| 3.2.1 Aphasia from linguistic perspective | 第22页 |
| 3.2.2 Aphasia from Post-colonial Feminism perspective | 第22-24页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 4 Aphasia of Power | 第26-42页 |
| 4.1 The aphasia of women under oppression of paternity | 第26-32页 |
| 4.1.1 Silent anger of policewomen in The Surgeon | 第26-29页 |
| 4.1.2 Silent endeavors of women doctors in Harvest | 第29-31页 |
| 4.1.3 Silent endurance of young girls in Vanish | 第31-32页 |
| 4.2 The aphasia of women under oppression of imperialism | 第32-37页 |
| 4.2.1 Sacrifice of colonial economy in Vanish | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2.2 Sacrifice of transnational organizations in The Surgeon and Harvest .. 254.3 Oppression of long-term colonial domination | 第34-37页 |
| 4.3 Oppression of long-term colonial domination | 第37-39页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Aphasia of Identity | 第42-58页 |
| 5.1 The race aphasia of women victims | 第42-47页 |
| 5.1.1 The narration of tribe tales in The Surgeon | 第42-44页 |
| 5.1.2 The textual narration of unknown women in Vanish | 第44-45页 |
| 5.1.3 The unbreakable other identity in Harvest | 第45-47页 |
| 5.2 The gender aphasia from male criminals | 第47-54页 |
| 5.2.1 Loss of feminine characters: the muted uterus cut in The Surgeon | 第47-50页 |
| 5.2.2 Loss of feminine dignity: the endless sexual invasion in Harvest | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2.3 Loss of feminine freedom: the inhuman sexual trades in Vanish | 第51-54页 |
| 5.3 Emergence of masculinity crisis | 第54-56页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 6 Resisting Discourse of the Oriental Women | 第58-66页 |
| 6.1 Refusal to male power | 第58-61页 |
| 6.2 Counter-discourse establishment | 第61-65页 |
| 6.2.1 Deconstruction of other identity | 第61-63页 |
| 6.2.2 New images of sexual independence in works and lives | 第63-65页 |
| 6.3 Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第66-72页 |
| 7.1 Major findings | 第66-69页 |
| 7.2 Implications | 第69-70页 |
| 7.3 Limitations | 第70页 |
| 7.4 Suggestions for further research | 第70-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-76页 |
| Appendix | 第76-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78页 |
