Introduction
1 Gloria Naylor in the Critical World
2 The Significance of the Research
3 The Theoretical Framework and Structure of the Research
Chapter One The Construction of Northern Utopias in The Women of Breuster Place and Linden Hills
1 Migration and the Northern Paradise
2 The Utopian Representation of Brewster Place and Patriarchal Linden Hills
3 The Dystopias of Brewster Place and Linden Hills
4 The Utopian Elements of Brewster Place and Linden Hills
Chapter Two The Construction of a Southern Utopia in Mama Day
1 Naylor's Southern Complex
2 The Utopian Practice of the Matriarchal Day Family
3 The Deconstructive Factors
Chapter Three Transgressive Uropianism in Baileys Caf and The Men of Brewster Place y
1 The Transgression of North-South
2 The Transgression of Universalism-Nationalism
3 The Transgression of Patriarchy/Matriarchy
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
