| Abstract(English) | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction to Alice Walker and Her Literary Works | 第8-15页 |
| ·Alice Walker—a Famous Afro-American Woman Writer of the 20th Century | 第8-11页 |
| ·Alice Walker's Literary Works | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter 2 An Analysis of the Novel The Color Purple | 第15-41页 |
| ·The Development of Afro-American Literature | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Color Purple—A Representative of Contemporary Afro-American Literature | 第19-38页 |
| ·The Story of the Novel | 第19-23页 |
| ·The Theme of the Novel—Double Oppression Suffered by Afro-American Women and Their Struggle for Independence | 第23-38页 |
| ·Racial Oppression upon Black Women | 第24-27页 |
| ·Sexual Oppression upon Black Women | 第27-33页 |
| ·Black Women's Search for Independence | 第33-38页 |
| ·Alice Walker's Ideal Reflected in the Novel | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter 3 Epistolary Style of The Color Purple | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| Notes | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49页 |
