| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-13页 |
| Part 1 Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| 1.1 Relevant Studies abroad | 第13-18页 |
| 1.2 Relevant Studies at Home | 第18-21页 |
| Part 2 Theoretical Perspective of New Historicism | 第21-28页 |
| 2.1 The Historicity of Texts | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2 The Textuality of History | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 Stephen Greenblatt's Assertion of Power Discourse | 第26-28页 |
| Part 3 Identity Reconstruction for African Americans | 第28-52页 |
| 3.1 Searching for Roots:Inheriting African Cultural Legacy | 第28-35页 |
| 3.1.1 Reconciliation with Ancestral Past | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Preservation of African Culture and Tradition | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2 The Formation of Self-identification | 第35-47页 |
| 3.2.1 Recognition of Multi-dimensional African American Cultural Identity | 第36-41页 |
| 3.2.2 Self-worth in African American Community | 第41-47页 |
| 3.3 Subverting Hegemonic Discourse Established by Whites | 第47-52页 |
| Part 4 Insight Gained from Middle Passage | 第52-58页 |
| 4.1 African American Identity Crisis | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2 Suggestions of Identity Reconstruction for Ethnic Minorities | 第54-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
