| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-26页 |
| ·Willa Cather and Her Major Literary Achievements | 第12-15页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to O, Pioneers! and My Antonia | 第15-18页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第18-23页 |
| ·Literature Review of O, Pioneers! and My Antonia | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies at Home | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Feasibility and Significance of This Study | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Two THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE | 第26-36页 |
| ·The Development of Gender Theory | 第26-32页 |
| ·The Origin of Gender Theory: Feminism | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Basic Spirits of Gender Theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Controversy between Biological Determinism and SocialConstructionism on Gender | 第30-32页 |
| ·Major Concepts in Gender Theory | 第32-36页 |
| ·Gender Differences | 第32页 |
| ·Gender Roles | 第32-34页 |
| ·Gender Identity | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three THE SONG OF THE MASCULINE HEROINES | 第36-58页 |
| ·Alexandra’s Subversion of Female Role: Struggling as a Masculine Female | 第36-43页 |
| ·Alexandra’s Masculine Gender Identity | 第36-39页 |
| ·Alexandra as Master of the House | 第39-41页 |
| ·Alexandra as a Sister | 第41-43页 |
| ·Antonia’s Subversion of Female Role: Constructing a Female Self | 第43-53页 |
| ·Antonia as a Daughter | 第44-46页 |
| ·Antonia as a “Hired Girl” | 第46-50页 |
| ·Antonia as a Mother and a Wife | 第50-53页 |
| ·Other Female Heroes’ Masculine Gender Roles | 第53-58页 |
| Chapter Four THE SIGH OF THE EFFEMINATE MEN | 第58-70页 |
| ·Frustrated Fathers | 第58-62页 |
| ·Physical Appearance | 第58-60页 |
| ·Character Traits: Weak and Passive | 第60-62页 |
| ·Inefficient Brothers | 第62-66页 |
| ·Failure in Supporting the Families | 第62-64页 |
| ·Failure in Pursuit of Love | 第64-66页 |
| ·Fainthearted Lovers and Husbands | 第66-70页 |
| ·Oversensitive and Timid Lovers | 第66-67页 |
| ·Submissive Husbands | 第67-70页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第70-74页 |
| REFERENCES | 第74-78页 |
| 附录：作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第78页 |
