| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-10页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10页 |
| 1.2 The Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 The Research Object of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 The Theoretical Framework of the Thesis | 第12页 |
| 1.5 The Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| CHAPTER TWO THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND LITERATURE REVIEW | 第14-27页 |
| 2.1 The Theory of Folklore in Literature | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.1 The Definition of Folklore and Folklore in Literature | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Domestic Study of Folklore in Literature | 第15页 |
| 2.2 The Theory of Ethnic Memory | 第15-21页 |
| 2.2.1 The Definition of Ethnic Group and Chinese American Ethnic Group | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2.2 The Definition of Collective Memory and Ethnic Memory | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.3 Researches of Collective Memory Abroad | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.4 Domestic Study of Collective Memory | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Glimpses into Chinese American Novels | 第21-26页 |
| 2.3.1 Criticism of Chinese American Literature Abroad | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Domestic Criticism of Chinese American literature | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 Combination of Literature, Folklore and Ethnic Memory | 第26-27页 |
| CHAPTER THREE FOLK CUSTOM ANALYSIS IN THREE CHINESE AMERICAN NOVELS | 第27-54页 |
| 3.1 Marriage Custom Analysis in Chinese American novels | 第27-42页 |
| 3.1.1 Marriage Etiquette | 第28-36页 |
| 3.1.1.1. Marriage Etiquette Description in Fifth Chinese daughter | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.1.2. Marriage Etiquette Description in Eat a bowl of tea | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1.1.3. Marriage Etiquette Description in The Joy Luck Club | 第35-36页 |
| 3.1.2 Marriage pattern | 第36-39页 |
| 3.1.2.1. Marriage Patterns in Fifth Chinese daughter | 第37-38页 |
| 3.1.2.2. Marriage patterns in Eat a bowl of tea | 第38页 |
| 3.1.2.3. Marriage patterns in The Joy Luck Club | 第38-39页 |
| 3.1.3 Inheritance and vicissitude of marriage etiquette and marriage pattern | 第39-42页 |
| 3.2 Festival Customs Analysis in Chinese American novels | 第42-48页 |
| 3.2.1 Festival Customs in Fifth Chinese Daughter | 第42-43页 |
| 3.2.2 Festival customs in Eat a bowl of tea | 第43-44页 |
| 3.2.3 Festival Customs in The Joy Luck Club | 第44-45页 |
| 3.2.4 Inheritance and vicissitude of festival customs | 第45-48页 |
| 3.3 Folk beliefs analysis in Chinese American novels | 第48-54页 |
| 3.3.1 Folk Beliefs in Fifth Chinese Daughter | 第48-49页 |
| 3.3.2 Folk Beliefs in Eat a Bowl of Tea | 第49-50页 |
| 3.3.3 Folk beliefs in The Joy Luck Club | 第50-52页 |
| 3.3.4 Inheritance and Vicissitude of Folk Belief: from Confucianism to Christian | 第52-54页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR ETHNIC MEMORY AND FOLK WRITING | 第54-62页 |
| 4.1 Autobiographical Memory and Ethnic Memory | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2 The Change of Ethnic Memory from the Perspective of Folk Customs | 第55-58页 |
| 4.3 The Influence Factors in the Change of Ethnic Memory in Novels | 第58-62页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第62-64页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the Whole study | 第62页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第62-64页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第64-67页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间主要的研究成果 | 第67-68页 |
