| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-21页 |
| Chapter One The Fragmented Life of Black Women in Meridian | 第21-33页 |
| 1.1 The Fragmented Life of Meridian | 第21-28页 |
| 1.1.1 Meridian?s Marriage Life | 第21-23页 |
| 1.1.2 Meridian?s Loss of Motherhood and Maternal love | 第23-26页 |
| 1.1.3 Meridian?s Conflict with the Movement | 第26-28页 |
| 1.2 The Fragmented Life of Other Black Women | 第28-33页 |
| 1.2.1 The Fragmented Life of the Black Women in Folktales | 第28-30页 |
| 1.2.2 The Fragmented Life of Mrs. Hill | 第30-31页 |
| 1.2.3 The Fragmented Life of Anne-Marion | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Two Black Women’s Quest for Wholeness in Meridian | 第33-55页 |
| 2.1 Finding the Source of Strength | 第33-38页 |
| 2.1.1 The Strength from Black Community | 第33-35页 |
| 2.1.2 The Strength from Black Culture | 第35-38页 |
| 2.2 Walking out of Home | 第38-44页 |
| 2.2.1 Leaving Home as Escape | 第39-41页 |
| 2.2.2 Leaving Home for Revolution | 第41-44页 |
| 2.3 Redefining Black Motherhood | 第44-49页 |
| 2.3.1 Inheriting Maternal Tradition | 第44-47页 |
| 2.3.2 Broadening the Definition of Mother | 第47-49页 |
| 2.4 Seeking the Spiritual Survival | 第49-55页 |
| 2.4.1 The Spiritual Survival of Meridian | 第49-53页 |
| 2.4.2 The Spiritual Survival of the Entire People | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Three The Triumph of Black Women in Meridian | 第55-64页 |
| 3.1 The Triumph of Meridian as a Womanist Fighter | 第55-61页 |
| 3.1.1 Redeeming Self-wholeness | 第55-57页 |
| 3.1.2 Inseminating the Power of Change in Black Community | 第57-58页 |
| 3.1.3 Embarking on a New Journey | 第58-61页 |
| 3.2 The Triumph of Other Black Women | 第61-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| Publication | 第71页 |
