| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第10-23页 |
| ·Toni Morrison and her novels | 第10-11页 |
| ·The novel Song of Solomon | 第11-13页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| ·Thesis Statement | 第16-17页 |
| ·Methodology and Structure | 第17-23页 |
| CHAPTER TWO MILKMAN'S EARLY CONFUSED | 第23-37页 |
| ·Cultural control of the White in Song of Solomon | 第23-28页 |
| ·Milkman's white identity construction | 第28-33页 |
| ·Milkman's later influence by Pilate and Guitar | 第33-37页 |
| CHAPTER THREE MILKMAN'S AWAKENING JOURNE | 第37-49页 |
| ·Tracing original names | 第37-42页 |
| ·Discovering family history | 第42-45页 |
| ·Experiencing purifications in the journey | 第45-49页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RECOVERY OF BLACK IDENTITY | 第49-61页 |
| ·Milkman's awakening humanity | 第49-53页 |
| ·Belonging to the black community through black music | 第53-55页 |
| ·Reconstructing the myth of flight | 第55-61页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第61-64页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第64-67页 |