| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-20页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction of Amy Tan | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Introduction of The Valley of Amazement | 第14-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-32页 |
| 2.1 Researches on Amy Tan and Her Works Abroad | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.1 The Studies From the Ideological Perspective | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 The Studies From the Feministic Perspective | 第21页 |
| 2.1.3 The Studies From the Ethnic Perspective | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Researches on Amy Tan and Her Works at Home | 第23-32页 |
| 2.2.1 The Studies From the Cultural Perspective | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.2 The Studies From the Post-colonial Perspective | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.3 The Studies From the Feministic Perspective | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2.4 The Studies From the Chinese-Other Perspective | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework: Orientalism | 第32-44页 |
| 3.1 The Life Experience of Edward Said | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2 Orientalism | 第35-41页 |
| 3.3 The Relationship Between American Orientalist and Chinese American Writers | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Four Women's Images in The Valley of Amazement From the Perspective of Orientalism | 第44-66页 |
| 4.1 Amy Tan's Presentation of Women's Images From the Perspective of Orientalism | 第44-56页 |
| 4.1.1 The Manifestation of the Ethnic Identity by Magic Gourd | 第44-47页 |
| 4.1.2 The Manifestation of the Cultural Identity by Violet | 第47-49页 |
| 4.1.3 The Manifestation of the Gender Identity by Lulu | 第49-53页 |
| 4.1.4 The Causes of Orientalized Women Images | 第53-56页 |
| 4.2 Amy Tan's Subversion of Women's Images From the Perspective of Orientalism | 第56-66页 |
| 4.2.1 The Subversion of the Ethnic Identity by Golden Dove | 第57-58页 |
| 4.2.2 The Subversion of the Cultural Identity by Violet | 第58-60页 |
| 4.2.3 The Subversion of the Gender Identity by Lulu | 第60-62页 |
| 4.2.4 The Causes of Subversion of Orientalized Women Images | 第62-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-78页 |
