| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| 1. Introductory Remarks on African-American Literature | 第11-12页 |
| 2. Toni Morrison and Her Wrtings | 第12-14页 |
| 3. Feminism and Toni Morrison | 第14-15页 |
| 4. Motherhood in Morrison's Novels | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter One Motherhood Distorted by Physical Disabilities | 第17-28页 |
| ·Pauline's Limp and Missing Tooth | 第17-21页 |
| ·Eva's Missing Leg | 第21-24页 |
| ·Ruth's Psychic Disabilities | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter Two The Performances of Motherhood | 第28-38页 |
| ·Motherhood Distorted by White Norms of Beauty | 第28-30页 |
| ·Paradoxical Motherhood in Eva | 第30-35页 |
| ·Motherhood Distorted by Lack of Identity | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Three The Effects of Deformed Motherhood and Inheritance on Children | 第38-54页 |
| ·The Disastrous Consequence of Pauline's Motherhood | 第38-43页 |
| ·Sula: A Rebel Against the Maternal | 第43-50页 |
| ·Milkman: Loss of Identity | 第50-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
