| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第7-16页 |
| 1.1 Zora Neale Hurston’s Growth in African American Folklore | 第7-8页 |
| 1.2 African American Folklore and Their Eyes Were Watching God | 第8-12页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Folktale in Their Eyes Were Watching God | 第16-24页 |
| 2.1 Folktale—Storytelling Frame | 第16-20页 |
| 2.2 Legend—Symbol of Black Hope | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Porch and Jook Culture in Their Eyes Were Watching God | 第24-32页 |
| 3.1 Front Porch—Carrier of Voice | 第24-28页 |
| 3.2 Jooks—Carrier of Carnivals | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter 4 African American Hoodoo and Christian Beliefs in Their Eyes WereWatching God | 第32-39页 |
| 4.1 Hoodoo—Submerged Beliefs of African Americans | 第32-35页 |
| 4.2 African-Americanized Christian Beliefs | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter 5 Significance of African American Folklore in Their Eyes WereWatching God | 第39-45页 |
| 5.1 Constructing New Negro Images | 第39-42页 |
| 5.2 Reconstructing the Black Cultural Identity | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50-51页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第51页 |
