| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-16页 |
| ·A Survey of Zora Neale Hurston’s Life and Works | 第9-12页 |
| ·Introduction to Their Eyes Were Watching God | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Thesis Structure | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two The Embryonic Stage of the Quest—the Heroine’s First Marriage | 第16-26页 |
| ·The Pear Tree as Imaginary Self | 第16-21页 |
| ·Desecration of the Pear Tree | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Death of the First Dream | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three The Second Stage of the Quest—the Heroine’s Second Marriage | 第26-42页 |
| ·The Mule versus the Pear Tree | 第26-31页 |
| ·The Heroine’s Psychic Split as Self-protecting Mechanism | 第31-36页 |
| ·Destruction of the “Big voice”and Male Authority | 第36-40页 |
| ·Reflection upon the Life Lived | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Four The Ultimate Stage of the Quest—the Heroine’s Third Marriage | 第42-54页 |
| ·“Honey”of the Bee as Lover Image | 第42-45页 |
| ·The “Sting”of the Bee as Lover Image | 第45-51页 |
| ·Self-revelation on the Porch of Her Own | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-58页 |
