| ABSTRACT | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION | 第11-25页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to Maxine Hong Kingston and Tripmaster Monkey 】 | 第11-14页 |
| B. A Brief Introduction to Theories 4 | 第14-20页 |
| 1. Postcolonial Theory 4 | 第14-16页 |
| 2. Homi Bhabha's Theory of the Third Space.. 6 | 第16-20页 |
| C. A Brief Introduction to the History of the Chinese Immigration 10 | 第20-23页 |
| D. Thesis Statement 13 | 第23-25页 |
| Ⅱ THE IDENTITY CRISIS OF CHINESE AMERICANS | 第25-40页 |
| A. Wittmarfs Identity Crisis 15 | 第25-32页 |
| 1. Being Regarded as the Other by American Mainstream Society 15 | 第25-27页 |
| 2. Excluding Chinese Immigrants and Chinese Americans 17 | 第27-29页 |
| 3. Being Alienated by Chinese American Community 19 | 第29-32页 |
| B. The Chinese American Community's Identity Crisis | 第32-38页 |
| 1. Encountering Stereotypes from American Mainstream Society 23 | 第33-37页 |
| 2. Denying Chinese Americans* Facial Features —27 | 第37-38页 |
| C. Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Ⅲ. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE THIRD SPACE 30 | 第40-75页 |
| A. The Reconstruction of Wittman’s Identity | 第40-56页 |
| 1. Wittman’s Hybrid Name | 第41-46页 |
| 2. The Present-day U.S.A. Incarnation of the King of the Monkeys | 第46-56页 |
| B. The Marriage between Wittman and Tana | 第56-61页 |
| 1. The Integration of Different Races | 第56-58页 |
| 2. The Negotiation of Man and Woman | 第58-61页 |
| C. The Pear Garden in the West | 第61-74页 |
| 1. The Hybridity of the Plays | 第62-70页 |
| 2. The Hybridity of the Actors | 第70-74页 |
| D. Summary | 第74-75页 |
| Ⅳ. CONCLUSION | 第75-79页 |
| A. The Major Findings of the Study | 第75-77页 |
| B. The Implications of the Study | 第77页 |
| C. The Limitations of the Study | 第77-78页 |
| D. The Suggestions for Future Study | 第78-79页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第79-81页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第81页 |
