| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-14页 |
| ·Significance | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Objective | 第15页 |
| ·General Organization | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-28页 |
| ·Overview of Edward Said and His Orientalism | 第17-21页 |
| ·The Life Experience of Edward Said | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Postcolonial Theory of Orientalism | 第19-21页 |
| ·Overview of Amy Tan and Her works | 第21-28页 |
| ·Life Experience of Amy Tan | 第21-23页 |
| ·Reviews on The Joy Luck Club | 第23-24页 |
| ·A Survey of Existing Studies | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter 3 The Construction of Orientalism in The Joy Luck Club | 第28-48页 |
| ·The Causes to the Construction of Orientalism in the Novel | 第28-31页 |
| ·Spatio-Temporal Disparity | 第28-29页 |
| ·Cultural Absence | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Ethnic Discrimination Against the Chinese Americans | 第30-31页 |
| ·Vendibility of the Work | 第31页 |
| ·The Manifestation of Orientalized China | 第31-38页 |
| ·The Old China Under War | 第32页 |
| ·The Overwhelming Feudalism in Old China | 第32-36页 |
| ·Traditional Chinese Beliefs: Feng shui and Five Elements | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Bias against Chinese People | 第38-46页 |
| ·The Superstition and Ignorance of Chinese People | 第38-39页 |
| ·Typical Cooking and Dressing of Chinese People | 第39-43页 |
| ·The "Silent" Chinese people | 第43-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 4 The Deconstruction of Orientalism in The Joy Luck Club | 第48-54页 |
| ·The Causes to the Deconstruction of Orientalism in the Novel | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Cultural Globalization and Communication | 第48页 |
| ·The Deep-rooted Chinese Heritage in Chinese Americans | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Daughters' "Recurrence" to Chinese Culture | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Breaking of "Silence" by Chinese Women | 第51-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第54-58页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| Papers Published | 第62页 |
