| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-20页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Alice Walker and Her Literary Achievements | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Introduction to By the Light of My Father's Smile | 第11页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第11-15页 |
| 1.4 Postmodern Feminism | 第15-18页 |
| 1.5 Research Significance, Methodology and Overview of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two The Victims of Male Hegemony Discourse in the Novel | 第20-26页 |
| 2.1 Irene's Mother-A Pathetic Woman under Male Discourse Power | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Maggie-From A Victim under the Stereotype of Male-Defined Girl to a Passive Fighter | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter Three Individual "Difference" of Postmodern Feminism in the NoveL | 第26-31页 |
| 3.1 Differences between Pauline's Mother and Her Father | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2 Differences between Independent Susannah and Dependent Petros | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Four Reconstruction of Female Subjectivity in the Novel | 第31-41页 |
| 4.1 the Spokesman for the Female Rights | 第32-38页 |
| 4.1.1 Irene-From an Abandoned Girl to an Independent Thinker | 第32-34页 |
| 4.1.2 Susannah-a Pursuer of True Love | 第34-36页 |
| 4.1.3 Pauline-A Brave Fighter | 第36-38页 |
| 4.2 Cooperation between Man and Woman | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第41-42页 |
| Works Cited | 第42-45页 |
| Publications | 第45页 |