| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| Introduction | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Toni Morrison as an African-American Writer | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter Two Search of Identity in Beloved | 第16-34页 |
| 2．1 Mother-Daughter Relationship in Beloved | 第16-29页 |
| 2．2 Naming | 第29-34页 |
| Chapter Three The African-American Oral Traditions in Beloved | 第34-50页 |
| 3．1 Sermons and Lectures | 第35-36页 |
| 3．2 Folklores, Ghost Stories and Music | 第36-48页 |
| 3．3 The Significance of Oral Traditions in Beloved | 第48-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |