| Abstract (English) | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| A. About the Author and the Work | 第9-11页 |
| B. Literature Review | 第11-13页 |
| C. The Author’s Position and the Third Space | 第13-15页 |
| D. The Statement and the Structure of the Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter One Reason for Pursuing the Third Space: Double Predicament | 第18-30页 |
| A. Resisting Chinese Traditional Culture | 第19-25页 |
| B. Resisted by American Mainstream Culture | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter Two Approach to Pursuing the Third Space:Hybrid Policy | 第30-39页 |
| A. Fa Mulan: Quest for Hybrid Identity | 第31-35页 |
| B. Ts’ai Yen: Quest for Hybrid Culture | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Three Practice of Pursuing the Third Space:Combined Narratives | 第39-51页 |
| A. Narrative Strategy from Chinese Classical Literature | 第39-44页 |
| B. Narrative Strategy from Western Post-Modernism | 第44-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| Notes | 第54-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第62页 |
