| ABSTRACT | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION | 第11-23页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to Toni Morrison and Her Sula | 第11-18页 |
| 1. Toni Morrison’s life and works | 第11-15页 |
| 2. Toni Morrison’s Ideas about Gender Identity | 第15-16页 |
| 3. Sula | 第16-18页 |
| B. A Brief Introduction to Gender Study | 第18-21页 |
| 1. The Origin of Gender Study | 第18-20页 |
| 2. The Development of Gender Study | 第20-21页 |
| C. Thesis Statement | 第21-23页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ.THE SUBVERSION OF TRADITIONAL GENDER STRUCTURE AND STRICT SOCIAL HIERARCHIES | 第23-39页 |
| A. The Subversion of Male-centered Gender Structure | 第23-35页 |
| 1. The Missing Men and the Evil Man | 第24-28页 |
| a. BoyBoy and Jude | 第24-26页 |
| b. Ajax | 第26-28页 |
| 2. The Dominating Women and the Omnipotent Woman | 第28-31页 |
| a. Eva and Nel | 第28-30页 |
| b. Sula | 第30-31页 |
| 3. The Sisterhood Between Sula and Nel | 第31-35页 |
| B. The Subversion of Strict Social Hierarchies | 第35-39页 |
| 1. The Imparity Between the Black and the White | 第35-36页 |
| 2. The Incompatibility Between the Bottom and the White Community | 第36-39页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF GENDER IDENTITY | 第39-63页 |
| A. The Exploration of Gender Identity | 第39-49页 |
| 1. Eva: A Mother Searching for Survival through Hurting Herself | 第40-43页 |
| 2. Sula: A Prostitute Searching for the Wholeness of Herself | 第43-47页 |
| a. Sula’s Overcoming the Difficulties in the Formation of Gender Identity | 第44-45页 |
| b. Sula’s Searching for Friendship | 第45页 |
| c. Sula’s Searching for Her Mature Self | 第45-46页 |
| d. Sula’s Rebirth in Self-Searching through Death | 第46-47页 |
| 3. Nel: An Independent Wife Searching for Dignity | 第47-49页 |
| B. The Reconstruction of Gender Identity | 第49-63页 |
| 1. Eva’s New Gender Identity | 第50-54页 |
| a. Being A Woman of Independence and Self-Esteem | 第51-52页 |
| b. Being A Woman and A Man to Lead A Meaningful Life | 第52-54页 |
| 2. Sula’s New Gender Identity | 第54-61页 |
| a. A Female Character with Features of Masculinity | 第55-57页 |
| b. An Executor of Self-Integrity through Death | 第57-61页 |
| 3. Nel’s New Gender Identity | 第61-63页 |
| a. A Successor of Sula | 第61页 |
| b. An Innovator of Bonding Herself with the Bottom’s Culture | 第61-63页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第63-66页 |
| A. Major Findings of the Study | 第63页 |
| B. Implication of the Study | 第63-64页 |
| C. Limitation of the Study | 第64-66页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第66-68页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第68页 |
