| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| ·A brief introduction to Ted Hughes | 第10-12页 |
| ·A brief introduction to The Iron Man and The Iron Woman | 第12-14页 |
| ·Literature review and the arguments of this thesis | 第14-18页 |
| 2. Redemption for the Outer World | 第18-30页 |
| ·Deep gaps between man and Nature in The Iron Man and The Iron Woman | 第18-25页 |
| ·Machine age vs. Nature in The Iron Man | 第18-20页 |
| ·Man's alienation from Nature in The Iron Woman | 第20-22页 |
| ·"Big, Deep, Change"—respect of and return to Nature | 第22-25页 |
| ·Disharmonious relationship between man and woman in the two novels | 第25-30页 |
| ·Woman's speechlessness and passiveness in The Iron Man | 第25-26页 |
| ·Woman's revenge on the male community in The Iron Woman | 第26-27页 |
| ·Pursuing a harmonious chord—partnership based on interdependence | 第27-30页 |
| 3. Redemption for the Inner World | 第30-41页 |
| ·Humanity's exile from their inner true nature | 第30-36页 |
| ·The symbolic meaning of the appearance of the Space-Being | 第31-33页 |
| ·The image of the Iron Woman—"a myth Goddess" | 第33-36页 |
| ·Redemption for the soul—the way out for human beings | 第36-41页 |
| ·Self-examination and disintegration in The Iron Man | 第36-39页 |
| ·Mythical healing power—the space-bat-angel's singing | 第39-41页 |
| 4. Healing a Fractured Self—Ted Hughes | 第41-46页 |
| ·Children's work as a cure, a tool for Hughes | 第42-44页 |
| ·Creative inspiration and education for children | 第44-46页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第46-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-48页 |
