| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter One Voice in the Narrative about Ruth and LuLing’s Narrative | 第14-23页 |
| 1. Narrators and Narrative Level in the Narrative about Ruth | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Heterodiegetic Narrator at Extradiegetic Level | 第15-16页 |
| ·LuLing and Auntie Gal as Narrators at Intradiegetic Level | 第16-19页 |
| 2. Narrators and Narrative Level in LuLing’s Narrative | 第19-23页 |
| ·LuLing and Mr. Tang as Narrators at Extradiegetic Level | 第19-20页 |
| ·Precious Auntie as a Homodiegetic Narrator at Intradiegetic Level | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two Time in the Narrative about Ruth and LuLing’s Narrative | 第23-32页 |
| 1. Narrative Order in the Narrative about Ruth and LuLing’s Narrative | 第23-27页 |
| ·Analepses in the Narrative about Ruth | 第24-26页 |
| ·Prolepses in LuLing’s Narrative | 第26-27页 |
| 2. Narrative Duration in the Narrative about Ruth and LuLing’s Narrative | 第27-32页 |
| ·Scene and Summary in LuLing’s Narrative | 第28-30页 |
| ·Ellipsis in Two Narratives | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Mood in the Narrative about Ruth and LuLing’s Narrative | 第32-41页 |
| 1. Perspective in the Narrative about Ruth and LuLing’s Narrative | 第32-37页 |
| ·Internal Focalization in the Narrative about Ruth | 第33-35页 |
| ·Internal Focalization in LuLing’s Narrative | 第35-37页 |
| 2. Narrative Distance Between Amy Tan, Narrators and the Narratives | 第37-41页 |
| ·The Distance Between Mr. Tang, LuLing and LuLing’s Narrative | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Distance Between Amy Tan and the Two Narratives | 第39-41页 |
| Conclusion | 第41-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-46页 |
| Appendix | 第46-47页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第47页 |
