| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-23页 |
| ·Brief introduction to Amy Tan and The Bonesetter's Daughter | 第12-15页 |
| ·Literature review on The Bonesetter's Daughter | 第15-17页 |
| ·Necessity and significance of the study | 第17-18页 |
| ·The theory of binary opposition | 第18-20页 |
| ·Framework of the thesis | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two Binary Oppositions in Characters | 第23-41页 |
| ·Conflicts within the characters | 第23-32页 |
| ·Ruth Young:existence and self-fulfillment | 第23-27页 |
| ·LuLing:sanity and insanity | 第27-30页 |
| ·Precious Auntie:love and hatred | 第30-32页 |
| ·Conflicts between the characters:mother-daughter relationship | 第32-41页 |
| ·Precious Auntie and LuLing | 第33-35页 |
| ·LuLing and Ruth Young | 第35-38页 |
| ·Reconciliation between mother and daughter | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Three Binary Oppositions in Writing Skills | 第41-48页 |
| ·Time:past and present | 第41-43页 |
| ·Space:China and America | 第43-45页 |
| ·Narrative perspective:first person and third person | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Four Binary Oppositions in Cultures | 第48-55页 |
| ·Beliefs:superstition and science | 第48-50页 |
| ·Marital notions:arranged marriage and free marriage | 第50-52页 |
| ·Family values:eastern view and western view | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Works Cited | 第57-59页 |
| Publications | 第59页 |
