| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| List of Tables | 第7-8页 |
| List of Figures | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Literary Criticism on The Awakening | 第12-16页 |
| ·Kate Chopin and the novel The Awakening | 第12-13页 |
| ·Discrepant reviews on The Awakening | 第13-15页 |
| ·Summary | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Background | 第16-27页 |
| ·The significance of applying linguistic theories to the study of literary works | 第16-19页 |
| ·A brief review of studies on interpersonal meaning | 第19-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Tenor and The Awakening | 第27-47页 |
| ·The Tenor elements | 第27-30页 |
| ·Tenor and the Novel The Awakening | 第30-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Four Appraisal and The Awakening | 第47-63页 |
| ·The definition and structure of Appraisal System | 第47页 |
| ·The Attitude System | 第47-50页 |
| ·Current studies and contribution | 第50-52页 |
| ·Attitude and the Novel The Awakening | 第52-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| Works Cited | 第65-75页 |
