| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Table of Contents | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| I. An Introduction to Toni Morrison | 第8-9页 |
| II. An Introduction to A Mercy | 第9-10页 |
| III. Literature Review | 第10-15页 |
| Chapter One Trauma Theory and Female Identity | 第15-24页 |
| 1.1 Trauma Theory | 第15-20页 |
| 1.2 Female Identity | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Two Traumas of the Female Characters | 第24-48页 |
| 2.1 Psychological Trauma | 第24-36页 |
| 2.1.1 Being Abandoned by the People They Loved | 第26-32页 |
| 2.1.2 Being Separated from Families | 第32-36页 |
| 2.2 Cultural Trauma | 第36-48页 |
| 2.2.1 Slavery | 第37-40页 |
| 2.2.2 Racial Discrimination and Oppression | 第40-48页 |
| Chapter Three Self-Construction of the Female Characters | 第48-60页 |
| 3.1 Re-memory | 第48-50页 |
| 3.2 Journey | 第50-56页 |
| 3.3 Writing | 第56-60页 |
| Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65页 |
