| Acknowledgements | 第3-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-31页 |
| Chapter One Loss of Self-Identity | 第31-43页 |
| 1.1 The Reasons for the Identity Crisis | 第31-34页 |
| 1.1.1 The Historical Reasons | 第32-33页 |
| 1.1.2 Struggle between Black and White Culture | 第33-34页 |
| 1.2 Lack of Identity | 第34-43页 |
| 1.2.1 Violet Loses her Identity in Crevice | 第35-38页 |
| 1.2.2 Joe Trace Loses his Identity in the City | 第38-40页 |
| 1.2.3 Dorcas Loses her Identity in her World | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Two In Search of Self-Identity in Jazz | 第43-53页 |
| 2.1 The Necessities of Searching for Identity | 第44-46页 |
| 2.2 Search for Self-Identity | 第46-53页 |
| 2.2.1 Violet Searches for her Identity | 第46-48页 |
| 2.2.2 Joe Trace Searches for his Identity | 第48-51页 |
| 2.2.3 Dorcas Searches the Way out | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Three Reconstruction of Self-Identity in Jazz | 第53-67页 |
| 3.1 The Reasons for Reconstructing the Black’s Identity | 第53-54页 |
| 3.2 Reconstruction of Self-Identity | 第54-67页 |
| 3.2.1 The Process of Reconstructing Self-Identity | 第55-58页 |
| 3.2.2 The Positive Result of Love and Communication | 第58-64页 |
| 3.2.3 The Happy Ending of the Story | 第64-67页 |
| Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| Works Cited | 第71-76页 |
