| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-19页 |
| ·Introduction to Alice Walker | 第12-14页 |
| ·Summary of The Color Purple | 第14-15页 |
| ·Literature Review on The Color Purple | 第15-17页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two THEORETICAL BASIS: ARCHETYPAL CRITICISM AND ITS REPRESENTATIVE THEORISTS | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Three ARCHETYPAL MOTIFS: SPIRITUAL GROWTH | 第22-48页 |
| ·Quest Motif: Quest for Self-Identity and Racial Identity | 第22-30页 |
| ·Celie's Quest for Self-Identity | 第23-27页 |
| ·Nettie's Quest for Racial Identity | 第27-30页 |
| ·Death and Resurrection Motif: Spiritual Remodeling | 第30-34页 |
| ·Celie's Spiritual Death and Resurrection | 第31-33页 |
| ·Mary's Spiritual Death and Resurrection | 第33-34页 |
| ·Initiation Motif: Individual Wholeness | 第34-42页 |
| ·Celie's Initiation: from Submission to Independence | 第35-40页 |
| ·Albert's Initiation: from Male Aggression to Gender Harmony | 第40-42页 |
| ·Homosexuality Motif: Sisterhood Bonding | 第42-48页 |
| ·Homosexuality in Greece as an Archetype | 第42-43页 |
| ·Lesbianism as Weapon against Patriarchy | 第43-48页 |
| Chapter Four ARCHETYPAL CHARATERS: STAUNCH WOMANISTS | 第48-54页 |
| ·Shug like Moses as Preacher and Leader | 第48-50页 |
| ·Sofia like Samson with Strength and Rebellious Spirit | 第50-52页 |
| ·Celie like Jesus with Forgiving Heart | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five ARCHETYPAL STRUCTURE: CELIE'S U-SHAPED LIFE COURSE | 第54-57页 |
| ·U-shaped Structure in the Bible | 第54-55页 |
| ·U-shaped Structure in The Color Purple | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第57-60页 |
| Works Cited | 第60-62页 |
