| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-20页 |
| A. A Survey of Amy Tan’s Life and Her Writing | 第10-13页 |
| B. A Brief Introduction to The Joy Luck Club | 第13-14页 |
| C. The Previous Study of This Novel | 第14-16页 |
| D. The Theme of the Thesis and Theories Used | 第16-20页 |
| Chapter One Mother-Daughter Relationship | 第20-37页 |
| A. The Bonds between the Joy Luck Mothers and Their Mothers in China | 第21-24页 |
| B. Cultural Conflicts between the Joy Luck Mothers and Their American Born Daughters | 第24-37页 |
| a. Conflicts in Different Languages | 第26-29页 |
| b. Conflicts in Different Cultural Values | 第29-32页 |
| c. Conflicts in Different Heritages | 第32-37页 |
| Chapter Two Analyzing Cultural Conflicts from High-Context and Low-Context Communication | 第37-48页 |
| A. The Definition of High-Context and Low-Context Communicati | 第37-40页 |
| B. Characteristics of High-Context and Low-Context Communicati | 第40-48页 |
| a. Individualism-Collectivism | 第40-43页 |
| b. Directness-Indirectness | 第43-46页 |
| c. Non-verbal Communication | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Three Reconciliation in Progress | 第48-61页 |
| A. Mutual Understanding between Mothers and Daughters | 第48-51页 |
| B. Reconciliation between Cultures | 第51-55页 |
| C. Hybridity in Reality | 第55-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Notes | 第63-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-68页 |
