| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| Chapter 1 Ghost Images as Chinese Cultural Symbols | 第17-31页 |
| ·Traditional Chinese Culture and the Chinese Cultural Symbols | 第17-19页 |
| ·Ghost Images in the Traditional Chinese Culture | 第19-22页 |
| ·Yin World | 第19-21页 |
| ·Female Ghosts | 第21-22页 |
| ·Ghost Images in Amy Tan’s Novels | 第22-31页 |
| ·Ghost Images on Literal Level | 第23-28页 |
| ·Ghost Images on Figurative Level | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 2 Ghost Images as a Bridge to Connect Chinese and American | 第31-43页 |
| ·Ghost Images in the “Between Worlds” | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Dilemma of the Immigrants of the First and Second Generations | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Cultural Clashes of the First Generation Immigrants | 第33页 |
| ·The Cultural Conflicts of the Second Generation Immigrants | 第33-35页 |
| ·Communications between the Immigrants of the First and Second Generati | 第35-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Ghost Images as a Medium in the Cultural Dialogue | 第43-51页 |
| ·T he seeking of ethnic identity | 第44-48页 |
| ·Identity as American | 第45-47页 |
| ·Identity as Chinese American | 第47-48页 |
| ·The seeking of gender identity | 第48-51页 |
| ·Traditional women | 第49页 |
| ·New women | 第49-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| Notes | 第54-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第62页 |
