| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One The Epistolary Style in the Novel | 第11-21页 |
| ·The Epistolary Novel and The Color Puple | 第11-13页 |
| ·Epistolary Narration in the Novel | 第13-19页 |
| ·First-person Point of View | 第13-15页 |
| ·Polyphony in Narration | 第15-19页 |
| ·Summary | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two The Artistic Technique of Blanks in the Novel | 第21-45页 |
| ·Blanks of Name | 第21-29页 |
| ·Blanks of Address and Signature | 第29-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Three Language Features of the Novel | 第45-53页 |
| ·Free Indirect Speech | 第45-46页 |
| ·Black Dialect vs Standard English | 第46-49页 |
| ·Polyphony in Language | 第49-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-53页 |
| Conclusion | 第53-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-63页 |
