| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-17页 |
| ·Alice Walker and Her Major Achievements | 第7-10页 |
| ·An Introduction of Meridian | 第10页 |
| ·Theoretical Perspective | 第10-17页 |
| Chapter Two Meridian’s Loss of Womanhood | 第17-26页 |
| ·Meridian’s Conflicts with Her Mother | 第17-20页 |
| ·Meridian’s Sense of Guilt as a Failed Wife and a Mother | 第20-23页 |
| ·Meridian’s Conflicts with Social Movements | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Meridian’s Quest for Wholeness | 第26-41页 |
| ·Meridian’s Protest against Sexism (Anti-Sexism) | 第26-31页 |
| ·Meridian’s Protest against Racism (Anti-Racism) | 第31-34页 |
| ·Afro-centrism—the Black Tradition | 第34-38页 |
| ·Humanism—Love and Forgiveness | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Four The Triumph of Black Womanhood | 第41-45页 |
| ·Broadening the Definition of Motherhood | 第41-42页 |
| ·Meridian’s Effects on Truman Held | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第45-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-55页 |
