| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Alice Walker | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Now is the Time to Open Your Heart | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-20页 |
| 2.1 Studies of the Book Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Studies of the Book at Home | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Eco-feminism | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter 3 The Oppression of Patriarchal Society Reflected in Now is the Time toOpen Your Heart | 第20-37页 |
| 3.1 Oppression of Humans Over Nature | 第21-24页 |
| 3.2 Oppression of Humans Over Themselves | 第24-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Oppression between genders:Sexism | 第25-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Oppression Between Races:Racism | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.3 Oppression Between Countries:Imperialism | 第31-34页 |
| 3.2.4 Oppression of Human Self:Identity Crisis | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter 4 The Spiritual Journey of Human's Questing and Healing | 第37-51页 |
| 4.1 Questing through Nature | 第37-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Questing for Self-identity and Essence of Life | 第38-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Questing for Medical Healing and Aesthetic Quality of Nature | 第39-41页 |
| 4.1.3 Questing for Ancestral Connectedness | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2 Healing Through Grandmother Tradition | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Sense of Devotion | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Forgiving the Past | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 Healing Through Religion | 第45-47页 |
| 4.3.1 Shaman and Grandmother Medicine | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3.2 Buddha and Meditation | 第46-47页 |
| 4.4 Healing through the Spiritual Reunion of Human Bonds | 第47-51页 |
| 4.4.1 Spiritual Reunion of Love Across Gender | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4.2 Spiritual Reunion of Human Friendship | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| Papers Published | 第57页 |
