| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第11-18页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Zadie Smith and White Teeth | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review on White Teeth | 第12-18页 |
| CHAPTER ⅡTHEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1 The Concept of Diaspora | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2 The Third Space—the Cultural Location of the Diaspora | 第22-26页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ REPRESENTATION OF THE BLACK DIASPORA’S STRUGGLE INWHITE TEETH | 第26-49页 |
| 3.1 Dilemmas of the Black Diasporas | 第26-31页 |
| 3.1.1 Social Dilemmas of the Black Diasporas | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Cultural Dilemmas of the Black Diasporas | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2 Reminiscence of the Old Root as a Way of Struggle | 第31-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Diasporic Experiences | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Memories and Worship of the Ancestors | 第34-37页 |
| 3.2.3 Metaphors of Diaspora | 第37-41页 |
| 3.3 Appropriation of Religion among Diasporas as a Way of Struggle | 第41-49页 |
| 3.3.1 Samad’s Faith in Islam | 第42-44页 |
| 3.3.2 Millat’s Faith in Fundamentalism | 第44-46页 |
| 3.3.3 Jehovah’s Witness of Hortense | 第46-49页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ EXPLORATION OF THE THIRD SPACE AS A WAY OF SURVIVAL | 第49-64页 |
| 4.1 The Third Space in White Teeth | 第49-57页 |
| 4.1.1 The Third Space Represented in the Three Families | 第50-53页 |
| 4.1.2 The Third Space Represented in the Public Places | 第53-57页 |
| 4.2 Negotiations in the Third Space | 第57-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Hybrid Identity of the Representative of the Second Generation | 第57-61页 |
| 4.2.2 Friendship between Samad and Archie as a Success of Negotiation | 第61-64页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第64-66页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第66-69页 |
