| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| Alice Walker’s Life, Literary Career and The Color Purple | 第10-15页 |
| The Critical Reviews on The Color Purple Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| The Critical Reviews on The Color Purple in China | 第16-17页 |
| The Necessity of the Study of The Color Purple from the Perspective of Culture | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 1 Culture as an Important Element in The Color Purple | 第19-26页 |
| ·Culture: A Dominant Influence on Alice Walker | 第19-21页 |
| ·Culture: An Important Element in the novel | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter 2 Resistance against the White Patriarchal Culture | 第26-42页 |
| ·The Cultural Context of the Novel | 第26-30页 |
| ·Resistance in Language | 第30-35页 |
| ·Resistance in Religion | 第35-42页 |
| Chapter 3 Adherence to the Black Cultural Heritage | 第42-61页 |
| ·Sisterhood | 第42-49页 |
| ·Extended Family | 第49-50页 |
| ·Folk Customs | 第50-58页 |
| ·Black Myth | 第58-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| Notes | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69-70页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第70页 |
