| ABSTRACT | 第3页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-7页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第7-17页 |
| A. An introduction to August Wilson and his three plays | 第7-8页 |
| B. Literature review | 第8-13页 |
| C. Theoretical framework | 第13-15页 |
| D. Thesis statement | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO INDIVIDUAL GROWTH IN THE RITUALIZED SPACES IN JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE | 第17-30页 |
| A. Aesthetic spaces ritualized by Blues music and Juba dance | 第17-23页 |
| B. Individuals’ healing through artistic spatial practices | 第23-30页 |
| CHAPTER THREE FAMILIAL RECONCILIATION IN THE RITUALIZED SPACES IN THE PIANO LESSON | 第30-43页 |
| A. Nostalgic spaces ritualized by storytelling | 第30-36页 |
| B. Siblings’ reunion through multilayered slave narratives | 第36-43页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR ETHNIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE RITUALIZED SPACES IN GEM OF THE OCEAN | 第43-54页 |
| A. Sacred spaces ritualized by “Journey to the City of Bones” | 第43-48页 |
| B. African Americans’ self-empowerment through spiritual salvation | 第48-54页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第54-56页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第56-59页 |
