| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| ·Roddy Doyle and his works | 第11-12页 |
| ·Two novels and literature review | 第12-18页 |
| ·The Woman Who Walked into Doors | 第12-16页 |
| ·Paula Spencer | 第16-18页 |
| ·Perspective of the thesis: The Other | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Two Traditional female image | 第21-29页 |
| ·Irish female images in literature | 第21-23页 |
| ·Traditional female images in The Woman Who Walked into Doors | 第23-29页 |
| ·Victim of patriarchy | 第24-27页 |
| ·Transmitter of patriarchy | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Half-inheritance and half-denial to traditional female image | 第29-46页 |
| ·Half-inheritance generated by discipline power | 第29-38页 |
| ·Discipline power of family and norms of patriarchal society | 第29-31页 |
| ·Discipline power of tech school and marriage | 第31-35页 |
| ·Discipline power of institutions in heterosexual society | 第35-38页 |
| ·Half-denial inspired by rebellious spirit | 第38-46页 |
| ·Combating for power | 第38-40页 |
| ·Failing faith in church | 第40-42页 |
| ·Challenging traditional motherhood | 第42-43页 |
| ·Writing for the truth and rebelling against the male domination | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Four New and independent female image | 第46-56页 |
| ·Quest for subjectivity | 第47-49页 |
| ·Cohesion of family | 第49-53页 |
| ·Causes of changes | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
