| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| 1.1 An introduction of Amy Tan | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 A summary of The Bonesetter's Daughter | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| 2.1 Current studies on Chinese American literature | 第12-14页 |
| 2.1.1 The history of Chinese American literature | 第12页 |
| 2.1.2 The studies of The Bonesetter's Daughte at home and abroad | 第12-14页 |
| 2.2 The Theoretical Background--- the Post-colonialism | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Three The Post-colonialist Theory and Chinese-American Literature | 第16-19页 |
| 3.1 The Researches of Chinese American Literature in the Post-colonialist Theory | 第16-17页 |
| 3.2 The Fundamental Views of the Post-colonialist Theory | 第17-19页 |
| 3.2.1 Racial Stereotypes in the Post-colonialist Theory | 第17-18页 |
| 3.2.2 "Orientalism" in Post-colonialist Theory | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Four Interpretation of "stereotyped" Chinese Male Characters in The Bonesetter's Daughter | 第19-29页 |
| 4.1 The Male Characters in Ruth's Story | 第19-23页 |
| 4.1.1 The characterization of "model minority" of male characters' | 第19-20页 |
| 4.1.2 The interpretation of "model minority"in the theory of Orientalism | 第20-23页 |
| 4.2 The Male Characters in Lu Ling's Story | 第23-29页 |
| 4.2.1 The characterization of "yellow peril" of male characters' | 第24-26页 |
| 4.2.2 The interpretation of "yellow peril" in the Post-colonialist Theory | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Five The Transformation of Male Characters in The Bonesetter's Daughter | 第29-40页 |
| 5.1 The Transformation of Stereotypes of Chinese American Males in The Bonesetter's Daughter | 第29-34页 |
| 5.1.1 The "imagined" characterization of male characters in The Bonesetter's Daughter before 1950s | 第29-30页 |
| 5.1.2 The "invisible" characterization of male characters in The Bonesetter's Daughter from 1950s to 1970s | 第30-32页 |
| 5.1.3 The "definite" characterization of male characters in The Bonesetter's Daughter from the 1970s to the present day | 第32-34页 |
| 5.2 The analysis of transformation of male characters' characterization | 第34-40页 |
| 5.2.1 The stereotyped characterization of male characters at racial stage | 第34-35页 |
| 5.2.2 The stereotyped characterization of male characters at ethnical stage | 第35-37页 |
| 5.2.3 The current characterization of male characters at multicultural stage | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第40-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-45页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间取得的科研成果 | 第45-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46页 |
