| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Topic | 第9-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| ·Brief Review on Eco-criticism | 第14-15页 |
| ·Cultural Ecology | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Spiritual Confusion of Afro-Americans | 第16-19页 |
| ·Literature Review of Tar Baby | 第19-21页 |
| 3 Toni Morrison and African Traditional Culture | 第21-25页 |
| ·Influences from Her Parents | 第21-22页 |
| ·Influences from Her Experiences as an Editor | 第22-23页 |
| ·Toni Morrison’s Achievements and African Traditional Culture | 第23-25页 |
| 4 Morrison’s Ecological Solicitude for Nature in Tar Baby | 第25-34页 |
| ·Natural Metaphor in the Trickster Tale Tar Baby | 第25-27页 |
| ·Morrison’s Concern for Nature | 第27-29页 |
| ·Condemning Return to Nature at the Expense of Natural Harmony | 第29-32页 |
| ·Harmonious Coexistence between Human Beings and Nature | 第32-34页 |
| 5 Protections of African Traditional Culture and Nature in Tar Baby | 第34-44页 |
| ·Afro-American Culture and Nature | 第34-35页 |
| ·Nature-centered Ideology in Tar Baby | 第35-38页 |
| ·Natural Community—Eloe | 第35-36页 |
| ·Black Culture and Nature in African Myths | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Damage of Cultural Hegemony on Nature | 第38-42页 |
| ·Valerian’s Despotism | 第39-40页 |
| ·Valerian’s Effect upon Jadine’s Ideology | 第40-42页 |
| ·Protecting Nature and African Traditional Culture | 第42-44页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第44-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-53页 |
| Academic Achievements and Awards | 第53-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54页 |
