| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| ·Introduction to Toni Morrison and her literary works | 第12-15页 |
| ·A brief summary of Sula | 第15-16页 |
| ·The social and cultural setting of America in 1970s and the rise of black feminism | 第16-20页 |
| 2. Eva's submission—the beginning stage of black women's search for the self | 第20-30页 |
| ·Black women's traditional situation under the double oppression of race and genderdiscrimination | 第20-21页 |
| ·Interpretation of Eva | 第21-30页 |
| ·Eva's innovative behavior and the reasons behind | 第21-26页 |
| ·Eva's conventional behavior | 第26-27页 |
| ·General evaluation of Eva | 第27-30页 |
| 3. Sula's resistance—the developing stage of black women's search for the self | 第30-43页 |
| ·The awakening of black women's self-awareness with the development of society | 第30-31页 |
| ·Interpretation of Sula | 第31-43页 |
| ·Sula's personality and its formation | 第31-33页 |
| ·Sula's rebellious behavior | 第33-41页 |
| ·General evaluation of Sula and her relationship with black community | 第41-43页 |
| 4. Nel's transcendence—the extending stage of black women's search for the self | 第43-56页 |
| ·Black women's predicament in the conflict between convention and anti-convention | 第43-47页 |
| ·Interpretation of Nel | 第47-56页 |
| ·Nel's family background and her personality | 第47-48页 |
| ·Nel's rejection of the control of tradition in her childhood | 第48-49页 |
| ·Nel's acceptance of the bondage of tradition in her adulthood | 第49-53页 |
| ·Nel's disillusion under the influence of Sula's rebellious spirit | 第53-56页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-60页 |
