| English Abstract | 第4页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-19页 |
| 1. Literature Review | 第7-13页 |
| 2. A Brief Introduction to Black Feminist Thought | 第13-14页 |
| 3. A Brief Introduction to Ntozake Shange | 第14-16页 |
| 4. A Brief Introduction to Sassafrass, Cypress &Indigo | 第16-17页 |
| 5. The Argument, Research Methods and Significance of the Study | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter One Stereotypes of Black Women in American Mainstream Culture | 第19-25页 |
| 1.1 “Controlling Images” of Black Women | 第19-22页 |
| 1.2 Derogatory Black Femininity | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Two The Three Sisters in Sassafrass, Cypress &Indigo | 第25-32页 |
| 2.1 Midwife—Sticking to African Traditional Culture | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2 Ballet Dancer—Deviating from African Traditional Culture | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3 Weaver—Returning to African Traditional Culture | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Three Shange’s Redefinition of Black Femininity | 第32-38页 |
| 3.1 Independence | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2 Initiative | 第34-36页 |
| 3.3 Creativity | 第36页 |
| 3.4 Freedom of Choice | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Shange’s Views on Black Women | 第38-45页 |
| 4.1 Black Women’s Preference of Art to Love and Marriage | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2 Black Women’s Questioning of Heterosexual Relationship | 第39-41页 |
| 4.3 Black Women’s Embrace of Mother-Daughter Relationship | 第41-45页 |
| Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| References | 第47-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50页 |
