Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Brief Introduction to Toni Morrison and Jazz
1.2 Literature Review on Jazz
1.3 Structure Preview
Chapter Two Overview on Trauma Theory
2.1 The Formation and Development of Trauma Theory
2.2 Trauma Theory as a Critical Method in Literary Studies
Chapter Three Major Characters’ Traumas
3.1 Symptoms of Characters Suffering from Traumas
3.1.1 Violet:A Traumatic Woman of Mental Cracks
3.1.2 Joe:A Traumatic Man of Re-experience of Traumatic Events
3.1.3 Dorcas:A Traumatic Girl Suffering from Flashback
3.2 Causes of Characters’ Traumatic Symptoms
3.2.1 Childhood Experiences
3.2.2 Racial Discrimination
3.2.3 Loss in the City
Chapter Four Working through Trauma
4.1 Individual Struggle to Work through Trauma
4.1.1 Violet’s Self-reinvention
4.1.2 Joe’s Redemption
4.2 Community Support to Work through Trauma
4.2.1 Violet’s Recovery under Alice’s Guidance
4.2.2 Joe’s Working-through of Trauma with Felice’s Help
Chapter Five Conclusion
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致谢