| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| 1.1 An Introduction of Toni Morrison and Her Work Tar Baby | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 The Literature Review of Tar Baby | 第10-15页 |
| 1.2.1 Literature Review Abroad | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2.2 Literature Review at Home | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 The Significance of Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two The Trauma Theory and Morison’s Novels | 第16-27页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Trauma | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 The Development of Trauma Theory | 第18-22页 |
| 2.3 The Trauma Narration in Toni Morrison’s Works | 第22-27页 |
| Chapter Three The Characters’ Traumatic Symptoms in Tar Baby | 第27-34页 |
| 3.1 Repetition Compulsion | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2 Dissociation | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3 Repression | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four Causes of the Characters’ Traumatic Symptoms | 第34-45页 |
| 4.1 Individual Trauma | 第34-37页 |
| 4.2 Social Trauma | 第37-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Trauma Eroded by White-dominated Culture | 第37-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Females’ Trauma in Patriarchal Society | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2.3 Racial Discrimination and Oppression | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Five Great Efforts in Recovering from Trauma | 第45-52页 |
| 5.1 Jadine - Trying to Seek for a Safe Space | 第46-48页 |
| 5.2 Son——Trying to Seek for a Spiritual Harbor | 第48-49页 |
| 5.3 Margret-Trying to Seek for a Listener | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-59页 |
| Papers Published during the Study for M. A. Degree | 第59-60页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第60-61页 |
