声明
致谢
Introduction
Gish Jen and World and Town
Literature Review on World and Town
Theoretical Basis and Research Questions
Chapter One Homeland Lost in World and Town
1.1 Hattie’s Immigrant Anxiety as a Mixed-blood
1.2 Chhung’s Traumatic Experience and Displaced Life
1.3 Vanishing Family Farm and Failed Marriage
Chapter Two Border-crossing, Self-marginalization and Quest for Acceptance
2.1 Border-crossing:Going beyond Hospitality and Hostility
2.2 Self-marginalization:Ginny’s Commitment to Fundamentalism
2.3 Sophy’s Choice:Quest for Acceptance
Chapter Three Homeland Regained:The Construction of a Cosmopolitan World
3.1 “The Third Space”:Language Juxtaposition and Cultural Translation
3.2 Independence and Interdependence:Carter’s Sense and Hattie’s Sensibility
3.3 The Significance of Building a Cosmopolitan Town:from Isolation to Connection
Conclusion
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