| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Table of Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-21页 |
| 1.1 Amy Tan and Her Works | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 The Bonesetter's Daughter | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第14-19页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第21-26页 |
| 2.1 An Overview of Post-colonial Feminism | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2 Spivak and Her Theory of Post-colonial Feminism | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Aphasia suffered by Chinese and Chinese American Women ofThree Generations | 第26-43页 |
| 3.1 Aphasia Imposed by Chinese Patriarchal Society | 第26-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Precious Auntie's Muteness | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.2 LuLing's Invisibility | 第29-32页 |
| 3.2 Aphasia Imposed by American Dominant Culture | 第32-38页 |
| 3.2.1 LuLing's Isolation | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Ruth's Otherness | 第35-38页 |
| 3.3 Intergenerational Aphasia Imposed by Conflicts between Mother and Daughter | 第38-43页 |
| 3.3.1 Precious Auntie's Rejection by LuLing | 第39-40页 |
| 3.3.2 LuLing's Estrangement by Ruth | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Four Claiming to Their Own Voices | 第43-57页 |
| 4.1 Writing | 第43-49页 |
| 4.1.1 Precious Auntie's and LuLing's Manuscripts | 第44-46页 |
| 4.1.2 Ruth's Articulation through Writing for Herself | 第46-48页 |
| 4.1.3 The Great Influence of Chinese Characters | 第48-49页 |
| 4.2 Reestablishment of Subjectivity | 第49-57页 |
| 4.2.1 Precious Auntie's Rebellion against Chinese Patriarchy | 第50-52页 |
| 4.2.2 LuLing's Persistence in Chinese Cultural Heritage | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2.3 Ruth's Discovering Her Double Identity | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| References | 第60-63页 |
| Paper Published | 第63页 |
