声明
Acknowledgments
Abstract
摘要
CONTENTS
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 A Brief Introduction of Amy Tan
1.2 A Brief Introduction of The Valley of Amazement
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Researches on Amy Tan and Her Works Abroad
2.1.1 The Studies From the Ideological Perspective
2.1.2 The Studies From the Feministic Perspective
2.1.3 The Studies From the Ethnic Perspective
2.2 Researches on Amy Tan and Her Works at Home
2.2.1 The Studies From the Cultural Perspective
2.2.2 The Studies From the Post-colonial Perspective
2.2.3 The Studies From the Feministic Perspective
2.2.4 The Studies From the Chinese-Other Perspective
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework:Orientalism
3.1 The Life Experience of Edward Said
3.2 Orientalism
3.3 The Relationship Between American Orientalist and Chinese Ameriean Writers
Chapter Four Women’s Images in The Valley of Amazement From the Perspective of Orientalism
4.1.1 The Manifestation of the Ethnic Identity by Magic Gourd
4.1.2 The Manifestation of the Cultural Identity by Violet
4.1.3 The Manifestation of the Gender Identity by Lulu
4.1.4 The Causes of Orientalized Women Images
4.2 Amy Tan’s Subversion of Women’s Images From the Perspective of Orientalism
4.2.1 The Subversion of the Ethnic Identity by Golden Dove
4.2.2 The Subversion of the Cultural Identity by Violet
4.2.3 The Subversion of the Gender Identity by Lulu
4.2.4 The Causes of Subversion of Orientalized Women Images
Chapter Five Conclusion
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