| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第9-20页 |
| ·An introduction to Alice Walker, Steven Spielberg and their career achievements | 第9-11页 |
| ·Literature review of The Color Purple | 第11-16页 |
| ·Feminism, womanism and the layout of the thesis | 第16-20页 |
| Chapter Two: The Coherence of the Movie The Color Purple to the Original Novel | 第20-32页 |
| ·Coherence of narrative technique | 第21-24页 |
| ·Coherence of criticism of the patriarchal black community | 第24-28页 |
| ·Coherence of treasuring black people’s heritage | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Three: The Variation of the Movie The Color Purple to the Original Novel | 第32-43页 |
| ·Different depictions of racism | 第33-35页 |
| ·Different attitudes towards Christianity | 第35-40页 |
| ·Separation of black females from males | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Four: Causes and Effects of Steven Spielberg’s Movie Adaptation of The Color Purple | 第43-49页 |
| ·Causes and effects of Spielberg’s coherence to the original novel | 第43-45页 |
| ·Causes and effects of Spielberg’s variation to the original novel | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-56页 |
