| Abstract | 第3页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第6-18页 |
| 1.1 Brief Introduction to Toni Morrison and Jazz | 第6-11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review on Jazz | 第11-16页 |
| 1.3 Structure Preview | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Overview on Trauma Theory | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1 The Formation and Development of Trauma Theory | 第18-23页 |
| 2.2 Trauma Theory as a Critical Method in Literary Studies | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Major Characters’ Traumas | 第26-53页 |
| 3.1 Symptoms of Characters Suffering from Traumas | 第27-37页 |
| 3.1.1 Violet: A Traumatic Woman of Mental Cracks | 第27-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Joe: A Traumatic Man of Re-experience of Traumatic Events | 第31-34页 |
| 3.1.3 Dorcas: A Traumatic Girl Suffering from Flashback | 第34-37页 |
| 3.2 Causes of Characters’ Traumatic Symptoms | 第37-53页 |
| 3.2.1 Childhood Experiences | 第38-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Racial Discrimination | 第42-47页 |
| 3.2.3 Loss in the City | 第47-53页 |
| Chapter Four Working through Trauma | 第53-65页 |
| 4.1 Individual Struggle to Work through Trauma | 第54-58页 |
| 4.1.1 Violet’s Self-reinvention | 第55-57页 |
| 4.1.2 Joe’s Redemption | 第57-58页 |
| 4.2 Community Support to Work through Trauma | 第58-65页 |
| 4.2.1 Violet’s Recovery under Alice’s Guidance | 第59-62页 |
| 4.2.2 Joe’s Working-through of Trauma with Felice’s Help | 第62-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71-73页 |
| 附件 | 第73页 |
