| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Toni Morrison and A Mercy | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Morrison's Historical View | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Plot Arrangement of the Novel | 第13-15页 |
| 1.4 Literature Review | 第15-19页 |
| 1.5 Introduction to Michel Foucault's Power Theory | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Social Causes of the Female Tragic Destinies | 第22-29页 |
| 2.1 Slavery Institution | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 White-dominated Culture | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 Patriarchal Society | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Trauma and Depravity of the Women | 第29-39页 |
| 3.1 Trauma of the Women | 第29-34页 |
| 3.2 Depravity of the Women | 第34-39页 |
| 3.2.1 Florens' Acceptance of Being into Slavery | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2.2 Rebekka's Adaptation to Patriarchy | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Spirit Redemption of the Women | 第39-45页 |
| 4.1 Florens' Confronting the Past | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2 Rebekka's Turning to Christianity | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3 Lina's Returning to Her Native Culture | 第42-43页 |
| 4.4 Sorrow's Being Empowered by Motherhood | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Works Cited | 第47-49页 |
| Publications | 第49页 |
