| 摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-5页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第5-7页 |
| Synopsis | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| ·Toni Morrison and Her Sula | 第11-13页 |
| ·Maternal Love and Its Cultural Significance | 第13-18页 |
| ·Maternal Love of Humanity in General | 第13-14页 |
| ·Maternal Love of African Americans | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research on Sula and the major concerns of the present dissertation | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Two Love and Distortion | 第21-29页 |
| ·The Black Mother and the White Racism | 第21-23页 |
| ·Distortion of Love Relationship between Helene and Nel in Sula | 第23-29页 |
| Chapter Three Love and Emotional Distance | 第29-37页 |
| ·Ship and Harbor---African American Mother | 第29-30页 |
| ·Emotional Distance of Love Relationship between Eva and Hannah in Sula | 第30-34页 |
| ·Emotional Distance of Love Relationship between Hannah and Sula in Sula | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Four the Daughters' Self-development Journey | 第37-48页 |
| ·Traditional Nel in the Shadow of Twisted Love | 第37-41页 |
| ·Rebellious Sula in the Shadow of Distant Love | 第41-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| References | 第51-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53页 |
