| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-22页 |
| ·Margaret Drabble and her works | 第11-14页 |
| ·Literature review | 第14-17页 |
| ·The theory of masculinity | 第17-22页 |
| Chapter Two The Decline of Masculinity | 第22-35页 |
| ·The failures of the male characters | 第22-31页 |
| ·Physical decline | 第23-26页 |
| ·Incompetence in family life | 第26-27页 |
| ·Career waterloo | 第27-31页 |
| ·Men’s vulnerability | 第31-33页 |
| ·The precarious male-male relationship | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Causes for the decline of masculinity | 第35-48页 |
| ·The social background of masculinity decline | 第35-40页 |
| ·The economic depression in Britain | 第36-39页 |
| ·The cold war | 第39-40页 |
| ·The blurring of masculinity and femininity | 第40-42页 |
| ·Women’s Challenge to the validity of hegemonic masculinity | 第42-45页 |
| ·Adaptibility lost in men but found in women | 第45-48页 |
| ·Anthony’s desperation compared with that of his female relatives | 第45-46页 |
| ·Maureen’s sophistication Vs Len’s hopelessness | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Four The rediscovery and reconstruction of masculinity | 第48-58页 |
| ·The desire of being a hero | 第49-52页 |
| ·Patriotism as rediscovered masculinity | 第49-51页 |
| ·Regained masculinity in volunteer service | 第51-52页 |
| ·Masculinity mended within family | 第52-54页 |
| ·Spiritual sublimation of the male characters | 第54-58页 |
| ·Consolation in religion | 第55-56页 |
| ·Self-dissection as the new breed of masculinity | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
