| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| Chapter One Performative Effects of the Text | 第16-29页 |
| 1.1 The force of rewriting text | 第16-20页 |
| 1.1.1 The distorted record of the original event | 第16-17页 |
| 1.1.2 The rewriting act of the author | 第17-20页 |
| 1.2 The force of narrative | 第20-29页 |
| 1.2.1 The force of narrative time | 第20-24页 |
| 1.2.2 The force of narrator | 第24-29页 |
| Chapter Two Performative Effects of Objects | 第29-39页 |
| 2.1 Ironic effects of the wishbone | 第29-31页 |
| 2.1.1 The wishbone acting as a compromise | 第29-30页 |
| 2.1.2 The wishbone acting as a silent fight | 第30-31页 |
| 2.2 Metaphorical effects of the hoe | 第31-39页 |
| 2.2.1 The hoe acting as a symbol of the male | 第32-34页 |
| 2.2.2 The hoe acting as a family heirloom | 第34-35页 |
| 2.2.3 The hoe acting as a symbol of slavery and colonial history | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Three Performative Effects of Behaviors | 第39-47页 |
| 3.1 Act of polishing | 第39-41页 |
| 3.1.1 On crossing the gender border | 第39-40页 |
| 3.1.2 On constructing identity | 第40-41页 |
| 3.2 Act of confessing | 第41-47页 |
| 3.2.1 As Mary's self-revealing | 第41-43页 |
| 3.2.2 On diverting guilty | 第43-47页 |
| Conclusion | 第47-49页 |
| Works Cited | 第49-52页 |
