| 摘要 | 第3-5页 |
| abstract | 第5-6页 |
| I.Introduction | 第9-22页 |
| 1.1 Ralph Ellison and his Invisible Man | 第9-12页 |
| 1.2 Existing scholarship related to the novel | 第12-15页 |
| 1.3 Purpose and significance of this thesis | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Theoretical grounds of the thesis | 第15-22页 |
| 1.4.1 Foucault’s power of language | 第16-18页 |
| 1.4.2 Feminism | 第18-20页 |
| 1.4.3 Marxist concept of social classes | 第20-22页 |
| II. Marginalized Male Figures’ Discourse Programmed by Mainstream Culture | 第22-31页 |
| 2.1 Self-deprecation of the protagonist | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2 Mr. Bledsoe’s duality toward black students | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3 The brotherhood’s dupery toward black people | 第28-31页 |
| III. Female Figures’ Discourse Programmed by the Patriarchy | 第31-37页 |
| 3.1 The silence of black women in the prologue | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2 The obedience of Trueblood’s wife and daughter | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 The voicelessness of the Blonde and Mary | 第34-37页 |
| IV. Unequal Distribution of Discourse Power | 第37-43页 |
| 4.1 Uneven distribution of discourse power between racial groups | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 Uneven distribution of discourse power between genders | 第38-40页 |
| 4.3 Uneven distribution of discourse power among social classes | 第40-43页 |
| V. Shift of Discourse Power along with Social Progress | 第43-48页 |
| 5.1 The protagonist’s awareness of his own social position | 第43-44页 |
| 5.2 Mary Ramboo’s defiance of patriarchy | 第44-46页 |
| 5.3 Underdogs’ organization to fight for their rights | 第46-48页 |
| VI. Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| 6.1 Major contributions | 第48页 |
| 6.2 Suggestions for future research | 第48-50页 |
| Work Cited | 第50-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53页 |
