| ABSTRACT | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| CONTENTS | 第10-12页 |
| Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION | 第12-26页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to Zora Neale Hurston and Her Masterpiece Their Eyes Were Watching God | 第12-13页 |
| B. Critical Review of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God | 第13-17页 |
| C. A Brief Introduction to the Dilemma Suffered by Afro-Americans | 第17-19页 |
| D. The Origins of the Male Afro-Americans Dilemma | 第19-23页 |
| E. Thesis Statement | 第23-26页 |
| Ⅱ. THE AFRO-AMERICAN DILEMMA EMBODIED BY JANIE'S THREE HUSBANDS | 第26-68页 |
| A. Logan Killicks' Dilemma | 第26-32页 |
| 1. Emotional Inhibition vs. Emotional Release | 第27-29页 |
| 2. Dominance and Aggression vs. Subordination and Submission | 第29-32页 |
| B. Joe Starks' Dilemma | 第32-48页 |
| 1. Emotional Inhibition vs. Emotional Release | 第33-38页 |
| 2. Dominance and Aggression vs. Subordination and Submission | 第38-40页 |
| 3. Physical Strength vs. Physical Inadequate | 第40-43页 |
| 4. Black Values Orientation vs. White Values Orientation | 第43-48页 |
| C. Tea Cake's Dilemma | 第48-61页 |
| 1. Economic Success vs. Economic Poverty | 第49-52页 |
| 2. Self-confidence vs. Self-contempt | 第52-56页 |
| 3. Physical Strength vs. Physical Inadequacy | 第56-58页 |
| 4. Black Values Orientation vs. White Values Orientation | 第58-61页 |
| D. Traditional Attitudes toward the Roles Played by Janie's Three Husbands | 第61-68页 |
| 1. Dominance and Aggression | 第61-64页 |
| 2. Sense of Superiority | 第64-65页 |
| 3. Independence and Self-reliance | 第65-68页 |
| Ⅲ. WAYS TO FREE THE MALE AFRO-AMERICAN FROM THEIR DILEMMA | 第68-87页 |
| A. Seeking for Solutions to Improve the Relationships between Male and Female Afro-Americans | 第68-73页 |
| B. Embracing Black Culture | 第73-78页 |
| C. Claiming One's Negritude | 第78-82页 |
| D. Reconstructing the Black Community | 第82-87页 |
| Ⅳ. CONCLUSION | 第87-90页 |
| A. The Main Findings | 第87-88页 |
| B. The Significance of the Main Findings | 第88-90页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第90-92页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第92页 |
