| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-18页 |
| 1. An Introduction to Toni Morrison and Her Works | 第8-11页 |
| 2. An Overview of God Help the Child | 第11-13页 |
| 3. Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| 4. Argument, Research Methods and Significance | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter One God Help the Child and Initiation Novels | 第18-23页 |
| 1.1 Definition and Features of Initiation Novels | 第18-21页 |
| 1.2 Elements of Initiation Novels in God Help the Child | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Bride’s Growth in Mother-daughter Relationship | 第23-32页 |
| 2.1 Alienated Mother-daughter Relationship | 第23-27页 |
| 2.1.1 Distorted Maternal Love | 第24-26页 |
| 2.1.2 Sweetness’s Failed Motherwork | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2 Reconciled Mother-daughter Relationship | 第27-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Striving for Individual Fulfillment | 第27-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Remedying for the Kinship | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Bride’s Growth in Man-woman Relationship | 第32-42页 |
| 3.1 Blind Love | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1.1 Hiding the Truth of the Crime | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.2 Booker’s Domination of Bride | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2 Harmonious Love | 第35-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Clarifying the Misunderstanding | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Self-affirmation through the Understanding of Beauty | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Four Bride’s Growth in the Relationship with Others | 第42-49页 |
| 4.1 Seeking for Forgiveness from Sofia | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2 Healed by Steve and Evelyn | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3 Learning to be a Mother from Queen | 第46-49页 |
| Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| References | 第51-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55页 |
