| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| 1.1 Bicutural Background of Fae Myenne Ng and Identity Issues in Her Works | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Critical Reviews on Bone and Steer Toward Rock | 第13-17页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Framework | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Objectives and Framework of This Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| CHAPTER TWO Paper Sons’ Marginalization as the Other in White-Dominated Society | 第21-35页 |
| 2.1 The Disillusion of American Dreams | 第21-29页 |
| 2.1.1 The Exclusion Movement in Flowery Kingdom | 第22-26页 |
| 2.1.2 The Entire Lives of Mediocrities as Coolies | 第26-29页 |
| 2.2 The Lonely Bachelors in Chinatown | 第29-35页 |
| CHAPTER THREE Paper Sons' Alienation from Chinese Culture | 第35-49页 |
| 3.1 The Split of Traditional Families | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2 The Weakening of Chinese Traditional Doctrines | 第37-43页 |
| 3.2.1 The Ideology of“Paper is Blood” | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2.2 The Decay of Traditional Festivals | 第40-43页 |
| 3.3 Failed Efforts to Return to China | 第43-46页 |
| 3.4 The Settled Roots in America | 第46-49页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR Paper Sons' Construction of New Chinese American Identity inthe Third Space | 第49-63页 |
| 4.1 Deconstruction of Binary Oppositions in Two Cultures | 第50-56页 |
| 4.1.1 Re-articulation to Chinese National Heritage | 第50-53页 |
| 4.1.2 Integration into American Mainstream Culture | 第53-56页 |
| 4.2 Negotiation with the Past and Present | 第56-63页 |
| 4.2.1 The Hidden Past of“Paper Sons” | 第56-59页 |
| 4.2.2 The Authentic Life in America for“Paper Sons” | 第59-63页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第65-69页 |
| 在学期间发表论文清单 | 第69页 |
