| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| 1.1 Literature Review | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 Theoretic Framework | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| CHAPTER TWO The Bitter “Sweet Home” and the “Shadow” of the Past | 第18-27页 |
| 2.1 “Sweet Home” That Is Not a Sweet Home | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2 The “Sweet Home” as “Sacred Space”: The Loss of Home for Afro-Americans | 第22-27页 |
| CHAPTER THREE The House 124 and Its Neighborhood: A Temporary Successful Pursuit of Home | 第27-38页 |
| 3.1 The House 124 as A Home and Its Neighborhood | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2 Variable Focalizations of the Infanticide in House 124 as a New Shadow | 第29-32页 |
| 3.3 The House 124 as A New “Sacred Space | 第32-38页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR Getting Away from the Shadow: From the Retrospect of African Traditions to the Prospect of the Future | 第38-48页 |
| 4.1 The African Traditions: Peculiar Experiences in Natural Environment | 第38-42页 |
| 4.2 The African Traditions: The Act of Narration | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3 The Expectation of the Future: The Unity of the Black Community | 第44-48页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Works Cited | 第50-51页 |
