| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| ·Introduction to Paule Marshall and her Novels | 第8-10页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第10-11页 |
| ·Postcolonial Theory and Format of the Thesis | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter Two Identity Crisis of the Barbadian Migrants | 第15-22页 |
| ·The Victims of the Colonialism in Barbados | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Marginalized Other in America | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter Three Failures in the Struggle for a Diasporic Identity | 第22-32页 |
| ·Failure of Full Assimilation | 第22-27页 |
| ·Futile Rejection of the Host Culture | 第27-32页 |
| Chapter Four Constructing an Ideal Diasporic Identity | 第32-43页 |
| ·Embracing Hybridity | 第32-37页 |
| ·Keeping the Balance between Community Value and Individuality | 第37-43页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第43-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-50页 |
