| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·Toni Morrison’s Life and Her Works | 第11-12页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Song of Solomon and The Bluest Eye | 第12-15页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of this Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-26页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第18-22页 |
| ·Studies at Home | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-37页 |
| ·Definition of the Initiation Story | 第26-28页 |
| ·Development of the Initiation Story | 第28-31页 |
| ·Origin——Buildungsroman in Germany | 第28-30页 |
| ·Development——Bildungsroman in Victorian England | 第30-31页 |
| ·American Initiation Stories | 第31-32页 |
| ·General Characteristics of American Initiation Story | 第32-37页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of The Bluest Eye and Song of Solomon from the Perspective of Initiation Story | 第37-67页 |
| ·The Bluest Eye and Song of Solomon, Two Initiation Stories | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Bluest Eye as an Initiation Story | 第37-38页 |
| ·Song of Solomon as an Initiation Story | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Initiation Journey of Two Protagonists | 第39-55页 |
| ·Pecola: Blind Obedience | 第40-47页 |
| ·Milkman: Brave Return | 第47-55页 |
| ·Initiation Results | 第55-60页 |
| ·Pecola’s Tentative Initiation: From Illusion to Disillusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Milkman’s Decisive Initiation: From Confusion to Awakening | 第58-60页 |
| ·The Bluest Eye and Song of Solomon, Two Morrison-Branded Initiation Stories | 第60-67页 |
| ·Absence of Mother | 第60-62页 |
| ·The Pathological Family | 第62-64页 |
| ·The Double-Edged Community | 第64-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74页 |
