| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-15页 |
| 1. An Introduction to McMillan | 第7-8页 |
| 2. An Introduction to Her Books | 第8-9页 |
| 3. Literature Review | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter One African American Women's Literature and Sisterhood | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 Definition of Sisterhood | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Race,Gender and Sisterhood | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter Two Traditional Sisterhood in African American Women's Works | 第20-26页 |
| 2.1 Diachronic Presentation of the Theme of Sisterhood | 第20页 |
| 2.2 Sisterhood in Their Eyes Were Watching God | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Sisterhood in Sula | 第21-23页 |
| 2.4 Sisterhood in The Color Purple | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis of Sisterhood in Waiting to Exhale and Getting to Happy | 第26-35页 |
| 3.1 The Bases for Sisterhood | 第26-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Similar Current Situation | 第26-28页 |
| 3.1.2 Similar Professional Backgrounds | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1.3 Similar Life Pursuit | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 The Unchangeable Factors of Sisterhood | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Stable Caring and Trusting Friendship | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Consistent Ways of Emotional Communication | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Change and Development of Sisterhood | 第35-43页 |
| 4.1 Same Problems V.S.Various Difficulties | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2 Confronting Together V.S.Facing Alone | 第36-38页 |
| 4.3 Reasons for the Change and Development | 第38-43页 |
| 4.3.1 The Driving Force of Social Changes | 第38-40页 |
| 4.3.2 The Influence of Personal Experiences | 第40-43页 |
| Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-48页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第48页 |
