| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-22页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-14页 |
| ·A General Survey of Post-colonialism | 第14-18页 |
| ·Different Branches of Post-colonialism | 第14-15页 |
| ·Edward W. Said and His Orientalism | 第15-18页 |
| ·Amy Tan and Her Work Saving Fish from Drowning | 第18-22页 |
| ·Amy Tan's Life and Literary career | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Plot of Saving Fish from Drowning | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 2 The Deconstruction of "White Supremacy" | 第22-36页 |
| ·Historical Background of Constructing Otherness | 第22-24页 |
| ·Geographical Otherness | 第24-28页 |
| ·Retrospective Tour of Oriental Culture | 第25-26页 |
| ·Orient in the Westerners' eyes | 第26-28页 |
| ·Cultural Otherness | 第28-34页 |
| ·Cultural Misreading | 第29-32页 |
| ·Deconstruction of Western Cultural Superiority | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Causes to Amy Tan's Subversion in the Novel | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Cultural Globalization and Communication | 第34页 |
| ·The Deep-rooted Chinese Heritage in Chinese Americans | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Amy Tan's Subversion of Racial "Other" Image | 第36-45页 |
| ·The Stereotypical "Other" Image of Oriental | 第36-39页 |
| ·Reconstructing Masculinity of Asian Males | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Breaking of "Silence" by Chinese Females | 第41-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Amy Tan's Subversion of the "Save and be Saved" Theme | 第45-56页 |
| ·Saving Paradox between White and Oriental | 第45-51页 |
| ·Morbid American Tourists | 第45-47页 |
| ·White Man as a "Heroic Savior" | 第47-51页 |
| ·Approaches to Harmony | 第51-56页 |
| ·Love and Mutual Understanding | 第52-55页 |
| ·Cultural Communication and Toleration | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第62页 |
