| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| ·General Introduction to Toni Morrison and Tar Baby | 第9-12页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-15页 |
| ·Central Argument and Overview of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Cultural Identity and its Reflection in Tar Baby | 第17-22页 |
| ·The Concept of Cultural Identity | 第17-18页 |
| ·Reflection of Cultural Identity in Tar Baby | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Cultural Identity of Black Women in Tar Baby | 第22-33页 |
| ·The Perplexity of Cultural Identity of Jadine | 第22-28页 |
| ·Jadine's Escape from the Black Culture | 第22-26页 |
| ·Jadine's Assimilation by the White Culture | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Certainty of Cultural Identity of Therese | 第28-33页 |
| ·Therese's Adherence to the Black Culture | 第29-31页 |
| ·Therese's Rejection of the White Culture | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Morrison's Search for the Cultural Identity of Black Women | 第33-40页 |
| ·Inheritance of the Black Culture | 第33-36页 |
| ·Acceptance of the Excellence of the White Culture | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第40-42页 |
| Works Cited | 第42-47页 |
| Publications | 第47页 |
