| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-17页 |
| August Wilson and The Piano Lesson | 第7-8页 |
| Literature Review | 第8-12页 |
| Theoretical Framework | 第12-14页 |
| Significance and Structure of the Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| CHAPTER ONE Identity Crisis: Dilemma of the Other | 第17-29页 |
| 1.1 Sutter's Ghost: the Symbol of Cultural Hegemony | 第17-22页 |
| 1.2 Familial Piano: the Reminder of Haunting History | 第22-26页 |
| 1.3 Ghosts of Yellow Dog Train: the Witness of Racial Persecution | 第26-29页 |
| CHAPTER TWO Spiritual Awakening: Utterance of Subaltern Characters | 第29-42页 |
| 2.1 Berniece and Doaker: the Silent Subalterns | 第29-32页 |
| 2.2 Lymon and Avery: the Subjugated Subalterns | 第32-37页 |
| 2.3 Boy Willie and Wining Boy: the Uttered Subalterns | 第37-42页 |
| CHAPTER THREE Final Salvation: Reconstruction of Subjectivity | 第42-51页 |
| 3.1 Blues Music: Carrier of the African Culture | 第42-46页 |
| 3.2 Exorcism Ritual: Mirror of the African Religious Tradition | 第46-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
