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Introduction
Chapter 1 Ghost Images as Chinese Cultural Symbols
1.1 Traditional Chinese Culture and the Chinese Cultural Symbols
1.2 The Ghost Images in the Traditional Chinese Culture
1.2.1 Yin World
1.2.2 Female Ghosts
1.3 Ghost Images in Amy Tan's Novels
1.3.1 Ghost Images on Literal Level
1.3.2 Ghost Images on Figurative Level
Chapter 2 Ghost Images as a Bridge to Connect Chinese and American Culture
2.1 Ghost Images in the “Between Worlds”
2.2 The Dilemma of the Immigrants of the First and Second Generations
2.2.1 The Cultural Clashes of the First Generation Immigrants
2.2.2 The Cultural Conflicts of the Second Generation Immigrants
2.3 Communications between the Immigrants of the First and the Second Generation
Chapter 3 Ghost Images as a Medium in the Cultural Dialogue
3.1.The Seeking of ethnic identity
3.1.1 Identity as American
3.1.2 Identity as Chinese American
3.2 The seeking of gender identity
3.2.1 Traditional women
3.2.2 New women
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
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