| ABSTRACT | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| I. INTRODUCTION | 第12-22页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to Doris Lessing and The Summer Before The Dark | 第12-18页 |
| 1. A Brief Introduction to Doris Lessing and her main works | 第12-15页 |
| 2. A Brief Introduction to The Summer Before The Dark | 第15-18页 |
| B. A Brief Introduction to the Theory of Psychoanalytic Criticism | 第18-20页 |
| 1. The Conscious and The Unconscious by Freud | 第18-19页 |
| 2. Dreams by Freud | 第19页 |
| 3. The Theory of Mirror Stage by Lacan | 第19-20页 |
| C. Thesis Statement | 第20-22页 |
| II. KATE’S MIRROR IMAGE BEFORE THE JOURNEY | 第22-38页 |
| A. The Mirror Image of an “Angel” in the House | 第22-26页 |
| 1. The Role of a Faithful Wife | 第22-23页 |
| 2. The Role of a “Perfect” Mother | 第23-26页 |
| B. The Cause of Kate’s Mirror Image | 第26-36页 |
| 1. The Desire For the Wholeness as a Woman | 第27-28页 |
| 2. The Social Norms and Laws | 第28-36页 |
| a. Language | 第28-31页 |
| b. Morality | 第31-32页 |
| c. Appearance | 第32-36页 |
| C. Summary | 第36-38页 |
| III. KATE’S SELF-DISCOVERY DURING THE JOURNEY | 第38-61页 |
| A. The Destruction of the Mirror Image | 第39-45页 |
| 1. The Blow of the Affairs of Kate’s Husband | 第39-42页 |
| 2. The Blow of the Attitudes of Kate’s Son | 第42-43页 |
| 3. The Blow of the Denial of Kate’s Contributions to the Family | 第43-45页 |
| B. Kate’s Self-Recognition under the Sight of Others | 第45-51页 |
| 1. Working in the Food Global | 第45-46页 |
| 2. Traveling with Geoffrey in Spain | 第46-48页 |
| 3. Staying at the Hotel | 第48-50页 |
| 4. Living with Moreen | 第50-51页 |
| C. Kate’s Dreams as Self’s Awakening | 第51-60页 |
| 1. The Dancing Dream as Kate’s Dissatisfaction to Her Marriage | 第52-55页 |
| 2. The Seal Dream as Kate’s Effort to Self Salvation | 第55-60页 |
| D. Summary | 第60-61页 |
| IV. KATE’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SELF AT THE END OF THE JOURNEY | 第61-68页 |
| A. Identifying Your Desire: Returning Home | 第61-63页 |
| B. Identifying and Accepting Yourself: To be Kate Brown | 第63-66页 |
| C. Summary | 第66-68页 |
| V. CONCLUSION | 第68-73页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第73-75页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第75页 |
