| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Joyce Carol Oates and Her Works | 第13-16页 |
| 1.2 Thesis Structure | 第16-18页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1 Study on Joyce Carol Oates and Her Works Abroad | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2 Study on Joyce Carol Oates and Her Works in China | 第22-26页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第26-32页 |
| 3.1 A Brief Overview of Initiation Story | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 American Initiation Story | 第27-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Four Basic Elements of American Initiation Story | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2.2. American Female Initiation Story | 第30-32页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ INNOCENCE AND CONFLICTS---THE FIRST STAGE OF FEMALE INITIATION IN OATES' NOVELS | 第32-43页 |
| 4.1 The Protagonist of Initiation | 第32-35页 |
| 4.1.1 Nikki in Missing Mom | 第32-34页 |
| 4.1.2 Maddy Wirtz in Foxfire | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2 The Conflicts with Family and Disappointment with Society | 第35-39页 |
| 4.2.1 Nikki’s Conflicts with Mother and Sister | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2.2 FOXFIRE’s Disappointment with School and Society | 第37-39页 |
| 4.3 Beginning with Death and Blood | 第39-43页 |
| 4.3.1 Mom’s Death in Missing Mom | 第39-41页 |
| 4.3.2 Bloody FOXFIRE Tattoo in Foxfire | 第41-43页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ SUFFERING AND CONFUSION THE SECOND STAGE OF FEMALE INITIATION IN OATES' NOVELS | 第43-55页 |
| 5.1 The Guide of Initiation | 第43-47页 |
| 5.1.1 Ross Strabane and Wally Szalla in Missing Mom | 第43-45页 |
| 5.1.2 Legs Sadovsky in Foxfire | 第45-47页 |
| 5.2 The Companion of Initiation | 第47-51页 |
| 5.2.1 Clare in Missing Mom | 第47-49页 |
| 5.2.2 Other Members of FOXFIRE in Foxfire | 第49-51页 |
| 5.3 Growing up with Suffering, Confusion and Hurt | 第51-55页 |
| 5.3.1 Misunderstanding Mom in Missing Mom | 第51-53页 |
| 5.3.2 Rebelling Against the Male-dominated World for Self-Protection and Female Dignity in Foxfire | 第53-55页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ COST AND EPIPHANY---THE THIRD STAGE OF FEMALE INITIATION IN OATES' NOVELS | 第55-65页 |
| 6.1 Cost of Growth | 第55-58页 |
| 6.1.1 Losing Mom and Discarding Things Mom Dislikes in Missing Mom | 第55-56页 |
| 6.1.2 The Danger of Hooking Men and Kidnapping in Foxfire | 第56-58页 |
| 6.2 Accomplishment with Epiphany and Self-recognition | 第58-65页 |
| 6.2.1 Nikki’s Epiphany in Missing Mom | 第58-61页 |
| 6.2.1.1 Putting an End to the Relationship with Wally | 第59-60页 |
| 6.2.1.2 Moving Back to Mom’s Old House | 第60-61页 |
| 6.2.2 FOXFIRE Girls’ Self-recognition in Foxfire | 第61-65页 |
| 6.2.2.1 Legs Sadovsky’s Changes in The Red Bank | 第62-63页 |
| 6.2.2.2 Maddy’s Quitting from FOXFIRE | 第63-65页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ CONCLUSION | 第65-67页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第67-69页 |
