| 摘要 | 第1页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| ·Introduction to Amy Tan and The Bonesetter’s Daughter | 第8-10页 |
| ·General Introduction to Postcolonialism | 第10-12页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter Two Ruth’s Ambivalent Identity between Worlds | 第15-25页 |
| ·Definition of Identity | 第15-16页 |
| ·Formation of Ruth’s Ambivalent Identity | 第16-20页 |
| ·Marginalization by Dominant American White Society | 第16-18页 |
| ·Incapability of Self-identity with Her Own Chineseness | 第18-20页 |
| ·Expression of Ruth’s Ambivalent Identity | 第20-25页 |
| ·The Conflicts between Ruth and Her Mother | 第20-22页 |
| ·Ruth’s Passive Role in the Presence of American Whites | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three Ruth’s Identity Constructing in Her Pursuit and Transcendence of the Past | 第25-42页 |
| ·Ethnic Identity Constructing in Pursuit of the Past | 第25-36页 |
| ·Recollection of Her Past Events | 第26-28页 |
| ·Translation of Her Mother’s Manuscript to Know the Family Story. | 第28-36页 |
| ·Cultural and Female Identity Constructing in Transcendence of the Past | 第36-42页 |
| ·Realization of Hybridity and Her Dual Cultural Identity | 第37-39页 |
| ·Construction of Her Female Subjectivity | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four New Harmonious Ruth in Third Space | 第42-51页 |
| ·The Ultimate Harmony Achieved by Ruth | 第42-46页 |
| ·The Ultimate Harmony between Ruth and Her Mother | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Ultimate Harmony between Ruth and Her Boyfriend | 第44-46页 |
| ·New Ruth in Third Space | 第46-51页 |
| ·The Notion of Third Space | 第46-47页 |
| ·Creation of New Self: Writing for Self | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
| 在学期间发表的学术论文和参加科研情况 | 第57页 |
