| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| 1.1 Sandra Cisneros and Caramelo | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 Literature review | 第14-17页 |
| 1.3 Research task, method and structure | 第17-20页 |
| 2. Female Narration as a Marginal Narration | 第20-35页 |
| 2.1 Margin of patriarchy:distinctive narrative perspectives | 第20-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Narrators: standing at the margin of male-dominated society | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Narrative content: predicament and oppression of Chicanas | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Narrative techniques: clear presence of female voice | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2 Ignorance of female value in family and society | 第25-29页 |
| 2.3 Construction of female value in family and society | 第29-35页 |
| 2.3.1 Awareness of being an independent female | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3.2 Daring to pursue love and freedom | 第31-33页 |
| 2.3.3 Determining to shoulder responsibility on self and family | 第33-35页 |
| 3. Subaltern Narration as a Marginal Narration | 第35-47页 |
| 3.1 Margin of prosperity:exhaustive narration of family history | 第35-40页 |
| 3.1.1 Narrators: standing at the margin of economic and social equality | 第35-36页 |
| 3.1.2 Narrative content: struggling and insistence of a working-class family | 第36-37页 |
| 3.1.3 Narrative techniques: detailed and conversational storytelling | 第37-40页 |
| 3.2 Chicano/as' struggling in subaltern class | 第40-45页 |
| 3.3 Improvement of Chicano/as' social status | 第45-47页 |
| 4. Transnational Narration as a Marginal Narration | 第47-61页 |
| 4.1 Margin of two cultures: transnational narration exploration | 第47-52页 |
| 4.1.1 Narrators: standing at the margin of mother and foreign culture | 第47-48页 |
| 4.1.2 Narrative content: family and personal bicultural experiences | 第48页 |
| 4.1.3 Narrative techniques: transcultural narration journey | 第48-52页 |
| 4.2 Chicano/as' striving between Mexican and American culture | 第52-56页 |
| 4.3 Recognition of cultural hybridity | 第56-61页 |
| 4.3.1 Adapting to bilingual situation | 第57-58页 |
| 4.3.2 Establishing a hybrid cultural identity | 第58-59页 |
| 4.3.3 Inheriting the spiritual support | 第59-61页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-65页 |
