| ABSTRACT | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第8-22页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Amy Tan | 第8-9页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第9-14页 |
| 1.2.1 Studies on Amy Tan’s Works at Home | 第9-12页 |
| 1.2.2 Studies on Amy Tan’s Works Abroad | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 Relevant Methodology | 第14-16页 |
| 1.4 Significance of This Research | 第16-19页 |
| 1.5 Structure of This Dissertation | 第19-22页 |
| 2. Analysis of Amy Tan’s Standpoint of Writing | 第22-28页 |
| 2.1 Uniqueness of Chinese American Writers’ Standpoints of Writing | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 Amy Tan’s Special Life Experience | 第24-28页 |
| 3. Representation of Chinese Folk Stories | 第28-42页 |
| 3.1 Lunar Deity Worship --- Sacrifices to the Moon | 第28-35页 |
| 3.1.1 The Core Culture of the Mid-Autumn Festival | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Pursuing Maternal Love in the Worship of the Moon | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2 Folk Stories Based on the Structure of Smart Wives Stories | 第35-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Representation of Traditional Chinese Smart Wives | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2.2 The Idea of Filial Piety in Smart Wives Stories | 第37-42页 |
| 4. Representation of Chinese Folk Beliefs | 第42-56页 |
| 4.1 Ancestor Worship | 第42-45页 |
| 4.1.1 The Deterrent Force of Ancestors | 第42-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Significance of the Reverence toward Ancestors | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2 Ghost-God Beliefs | 第45-51页 |
| 4.2.1 The Basic Principle Contained in the Ghost-God Beliefs | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Ghost Stories | 第46-49页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Intentions of Ghost Stories | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Fortune-Telling Patterns | 第48-49页 |
| 4.2.3 Matter-Energy Embodied in the Ghost-God Beliefs | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2.3.1 The Idea of Matter-Energy | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2.3.2 Embodiment of Matter-Energy | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3 Nature Worship | 第51-56页 |
| 4.3.1 Respect for the Original Ecology | 第52-53页 |
| 4.3.2 Ecological Consciousness in the Modern Sense | 第53-56页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-64页 |
| Publications & Innovation Fund | 第64-66页 |
| Note | 第66页 |
