1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述）

research purpose:

this paper aims to analyze the identitylose and exploration of milkman dead in song of solomon. the author, tonimorrison, as an african american female writer, felt the danger of assimilationof white culture on black culture. morrison had taken every effort to promotethe position of black culture in the mainstream of white culture. she alsobelieved that the development of the black and their culture should be dependon their own, she created milkman as a typical character and use hisself-seeking experience to provide an attitude between tradition culture andmodernization when facing the predominate position of white culture in america.therefore, to analyze milkman dead from the perspective of culture not only forunderstanding characteristics of the protagonist as well as theme of the novel,but also find the referential and beneficial ways of contemporary blackculture.

2. 研究的基本内容与方案

contents:

1. introduction

1.1. introductionto the author and her works

3. 研究计划与安排

before 4th january : finish settlement of thetitle with the instruction of the professor

before 28thfebruary: submit the outline of paper with discussion of professor

before 29th april: work out the first draft according to outline

4. 参考文献（12篇以上）

[1] abrams, m.h., harpham, geoffrey. a glossary ofliterary terms[m]. new york: cengage learning, 2004.

[2] bhabha, homi k.. the location of culture[m]. london new york: routledge, 2004.

[3] christian, barbara. community and nature: thenovels of toni morrison [m]. philadelphia: chelsea house publishes. 2002.