| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-11页 |
| ·Toni Morrison and Her works | 第7-8页 |
| ·The Story of Paradise | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-20页 |
| ·Criticism on Morrison’s Works in the West | 第11-15页 |
| ·Criticism on Morrison’s Works in China | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Significance of This Study of Paradise | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Non-chronological Narrative time: Fragmentation and Wholeness | 第20-34页 |
| ·Time Order: Interaction between Past and Present | 第20-25页 |
| ·Time Duration: Significance of the Important Events of History | 第25-30页 |
| ·Time Frequency: Wholeness of History | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter Four Multiple Narratives: Integrity of the History | 第34-48页 |
| ·Narratives of Men in Ruby: the Patriarchal Narrative of History | 第34-38页 |
| ·Narrative of Women: A Counter Narrative | 第38-44页 |
| ·Narrative of Richard Misner: Critical Narrative | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50-51页 |
| References | 第51-56页 |
| Appendix：Publications | 第56页 |
| A. 作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表论文 | 第56页 |
