| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第9-19页 |
| 1.1 Literature Review | 第9-12页 |
| 1.2 Related Theories: New Historicism | 第12-15页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Statement and Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Significance and Structure of the Thesis | 第16-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO THE TEXTUALITY OF HISTORY IN THE FIFTH CHILD | 第19-37页 |
| 2.1 Historical Events Implied in The Fifth Child | 第19-30页 |
| 2.1.1 The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan of 1970s-1980s | 第21-26页 |
| 2.1.2 The Financial Crisis in Europe of 1960s-1970s | 第26-30页 |
| 2.2 The Interpretation of Historical Events in The Fifth Child | 第30-35页 |
| 2.2.1 The Destructive Impact of War | 第31-33页 |
| 2.2.2 The Aftermath of Financial Crisis | 第33-35页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第35-37页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THE HISTORICITY OF THE TEXT IN THE FIFTH CHILD | 第37-59页 |
| 3.1 Historical Influences on Doris Lessing's Writing | 第38-47页 |
| 3.1.1 The World History Review of 1960s-1980s | 第39-42页 |
| 3.1.2 The War | 第42-45页 |
| 3.1.3 The Economic Situation in 1960s | 第45-47页 |
| 3.2 The Novella's Participation in People's Cognition | 第47-57页 |
| 3.2.1 Cognition of Traditional British Middle-class Family of 1960s-1980s | 第48-53页 |
| 3.2.2 Cognition of Other Issues in Modern Society | 第53-57页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第57-59页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR CONCLUSIONS | 第59-62页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第62-65页 |
