| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-8页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第8-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| I. Amy Tan and Her Works | 第11-15页 |
| II. Literature Review | 第15-17页 |
| III. Theory of Literature and Therapy | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter One Breaking Silence and Identity Crisis through Storytelling | 第21-37页 |
| I. Hearing Stories from Daisy and John Tan | 第22-23页 |
| II. Storytelling in The Joy Luck Club | 第23-29页 |
| III. Storytelling in The Kitchen God’s Wife | 第29-33页 |
| IV. Storytelling in The Bonesetter’s Daughter | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter Two Reconciling Conflicts between Mothers and Daughters | 第37-51页 |
| I. Conflicts between Amy Tan and Daisy Tan | 第37-40页 |
| II. Conflicts between Mothers and Daughters in Amy Tan’s Novels | 第40-51页 |
| A. Cultural Differences | 第42-44页 |
| B. Lack of Communication | 第44-51页 |
| Chapter Three Exploring the Meaning of Death and Superstition | 第51-60页 |
| I. Death and Superstition in Amy Tan and Her Mother’s Lives | 第51-53页 |
| II. eath and Superstition in Amy Tan’s Novels | 第53-60页 |
| A. Death | 第54-57页 |
| B. Superstition | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter Four Recalling Women’s Traumatic Experiences | 第60-65页 |
| I. Daisy Tan in the Old Feudal China | 第60-61页 |
| II. Women’s Traumatic Experiences in Amy Tan’s Novels | 第61-65页 |
| Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-70页 |
