| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 前言 | 第8-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| Chapter One The Black Community and Its Individuals in Sula | 第17-28页 |
| ·Bottom—A Typical Black Community | 第17-19页 |
| ·Main Characters in the Black Community | 第19-25页 |
| ·The Relation between the Black Community and its Individuals | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Two The Relation between Nel and Sula | 第28-39页 |
| ·Same Black Community, Different Personality | 第28-31页 |
| ·Friendship and Divergence of Nel and Sula | 第31-36页 |
| ·Nel and Sula Represent One Whole | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Three Confrontation and Possible Reconciliation | 第39-49页 |
| ·Confrontation between the Bottom and Sula | 第39-43页 |
| ·Reasons of Confrontation | 第43-46页 |
| ·Possible Reconciliation | 第46-49页 |
| Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-53页 |
