| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Table of Contents | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| ·A Introduction toToni Morrison and her novel A Mercy | 第8-10页 |
| ·Toni Morrison | 第8-9页 |
| ·The novel A Mercy | 第9-10页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第10-13页 |
| ·Significance and Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第15-21页 |
| ·The Rise of Black Feminism | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Development of Black Feminist Literary Criticism | 第16-19页 |
| ·Morrison's Black Feminist Thinking | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Denial of Identity | 第21-28页 |
| ·Florens's Mother:A Chattel from Africa | 第22-23页 |
| ·Florens:A Girl Haunted by the Past | 第23-25页 |
| ·Lina:A Dislocated Native American | 第25-26页 |
| ·Sorrow:An Alienated Hybrid | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Four Quest for and Reconstruction of Identity | 第28-37页 |
| ·Florens's Mother:Reclaiming her Maternal Power and "Speaking Out" | 第28-30页 |
| ·Florens:Seeking for Romantic Love and "Writing Down" | 第30-33页 |
| ·Lina:Seeking Balance between Communal Bonds and Individuality | 第33-34页 |
| ·Sorrow:Claiming Motherhood | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Five Toni Morrison's Criticism of the Myth of "Post-racialism" in A Mercy | 第37-43页 |
| ·The Myth of "Post-racialism" and New Form of Sexism | 第37-40页 |
| ·Toni Morrison's Thought in Nation-building | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| Works Cited | 第45-49页 |
