| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to the "Amy Tan Phenomenon" and The Bonesetter's Daughter | 第10-12页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Susan S. Lanser's Narrative Voices | 第12-13页 |
| ·Status Quo of Related Researches and Thesis | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Ruth's Silence and Self-Assertion | 第16-27页 |
| ·Ruth's Silence before American Whites | 第16-22页 |
| ·Ruth's Passive Role before American Whites | 第16-19页 |
| ·Ruth's Silence Imposed by Racism | 第19-22页 |
| ·Breaking Silence and Searching for Self-Assertion through Writing for Herself. | 第22-27页 |
| ·Ruth Breaks Her Silence and Accomplishes Her Self-Assertion through Writing for Herself | 第22-24页 |
| ·Amy Tan's Self-Assertion and Quest for Discursive Authority | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 3 LuLing's Silence and Self-Assertion | 第27-39页 |
| ·LuLing's Silence before American Dominant Culture | 第27-33页 |
| ·LuLing's Silence before Her American-Born Daughter | 第27-30页 |
| ·LuLing's Silence Imposed by Racism and Sexism | 第30-33页 |
| ·Breaking Silence and Searching for Self-Assertion through Chinese Cultural Heritage | 第33-39页 |
| ·Breaking Silence with Chinese Words | 第34-36页 |
| ·Breaking Silence with Chinese Food | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Precious Auntie's Silence and Self-Assertion | 第39-48页 |
| ·Precious Auntie's Silence before Chinese Patriarchy | 第39-44页 |
| ·Mute and Silenced by Her Daughter | 第39-42页 |
| ·Precious Auntie's Silence Imposed by Chinese Patriarchy | 第42-44页 |
| ·Breaking Silence and Searching for Self-Assertion through Suicide | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| Works Cited | 第51-56页 |
| Published Papers during My Graduate Study | 第56页 |
