| Acknowledgements | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| Chapter One Textual Space Manifested in Discourse | 第21-30页 |
| A. Edna's Sense of Space | 第22-24页 |
| B. Chopin's Sense of Space | 第24-26页 |
| C. Distance between Chopin and Edna | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter Two Chronotopic Space Reflected in Characters' Motional Status | 第30-41页 |
| A. Characters at Rest and in Motion | 第30-36页 |
| B. Edna's Direction and Motional Status | 第36-41页 |
| Chapter Three Topographical Space Revealed in Edna's Awakening | 第41-52页 |
| A. Grand Isle as the Starting of Edna's Awakening | 第41-45页 |
| B. New Orleans as the Development of Edna's Awakening | 第45-49页 |
| C. Grand Isle as the Ending of Edna's Awakening | 第49-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Works Cited | 第54-57页 |