English Abstract | 第4页 |
Chinese Abstract | 第5-7页 |
Introduction | 第7-17页 |
1. A Brief Introduction to Toni Morrison and Her Works | 第7-9页 |
2. An Overview of Home | 第9-10页 |
3. Literature Review | 第10-17页 |
Chapter One Related Theories of Trauma and Salvation | 第17-28页 |
1.1 Trauma | 第17-24页 |
1.1.1 Definition and Types of Trauma | 第17-20页 |
1.1.2 Recovery from Trauma | 第20-21页 |
1.1.3 Trauma in Literature | 第21-24页 |
1.2 Salvation | 第24-28页 |
1.2.1 Salvation in Christianity | 第24-26页 |
1.2.2 Toni Morrison’s View of Salvation | 第26-28页 |
Chapter Two Traumatic Experiences of the Protagonist | 第28-46页 |
2.1 Trauma Caused by Childhood Suffering | 第28-33页 |
2.1.1 Loss of Home | 第28-31页 |
2.1.2 Maltreatment | 第31-33页 |
2.2 Trauma Caused by War | 第33-39页 |
2.2.1 Dreadful War Experiences | 第34-35页 |
2.2.2 Painful Aftermath of War | 第35-39页 |
2.3 Trauma Caused by Racism | 第39-46页 |
2.3.1 Miserable Experiences of Himself | 第40-42页 |
2.3.2 Witness of the Unjust Treatment of Other Blacks | 第42-46页 |
Chapter Three Self-Salvation of the Protagonist | 第46-60页 |
3.1 Returning to Hometown Lotus | 第46-52页 |
3.1.1 Facing Childhood Suffering Bravely | 第46-49页 |
3.1.2 Healing the Trauma of War Courageously | 第49-50页 |
3.1.3 Achieving Redemption by Reburying the Vitim of the Dogfights | 第50-52页 |
3.2 Saving Cee from the White Doctor | 第52-60页 |
3.2.1 Reconnecting Others | 第52-55页 |
3.2.2 Regaining the Lost Self-worth | 第55-57页 |
3.2.3 Rediscovering the Meaning of Life. | 第57-60页 |
Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
Acknowledgements | 第65页 |