| Abstract | 第1-12页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第12-15页 |
| Introduction | 第15-22页 |
| ·Margaret Atwood and Her Life | 第15-16页 |
| ·Multiple Themes of Atwood's Novels | 第16-18页 |
| ·About The Edible Woman and Surfacing | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter One Victims in Dilemmas Haunted by-Patriarchal Values | 第22-44页 |
| ·Marian in The Edible Woman | 第22-34页 |
| ·The Social Background and Plot Summary of The Edible Woman | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Relationship between Marian and Peter | 第25-32页 |
| ·The Metaphor and Images of Food, Body, Camera | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Nameless Protagonist in Surfacing | 第34-44页 |
| ·The Summary and the Theme of Surfacing | 第34-36页 |
| ·A Victim with Split-self | 第36-44页 |
| Chapter Two Transformation from Victims to Survivors in Search of Identity | 第44-67页 |
| ·Marian's Quest for Identity | 第44-53页 |
| ·Implications of Anorexia—Rejection of Victimization | 第45-48页 |
| ·Marian's Three Flights from Peter | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Relationship between Marian and Duncan—Rise to Self-knowledge | 第50-53页 |
| ·The Surfacer's Refuse to be a Victim and Quest for Identity | 第53-63页 |
| ·The Surfacer's Physical and Spiritual Journey in Search of Identity | 第54-58页 |
| ·Recognition of Victim Complex and Split in Personality | 第55-56页 |
| ·Diving Deep into Water | 第56-58页 |
| ·Self-exploration under the Spiritual Guidance from Parents | 第58-63页 |
| ·Descent into the Underground—the Way of the Female Protagonists' Self-realization | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter Three Female Survivors Who Realize Self-reconstruction | 第67-89页 |
| ·Four Basic Victim Positions in Survival | 第67-70页 |
| ·Marian Gains Self-reconstruction | 第70-80页 |
| ·Marian Realizes Self-reconstruction and Achieves Rebirth | 第71-74页 |
| ·The Significance of Marian's Woman-shaped Cake | 第74-79页 |
| ·The Significance of Marian's Rebirth | 第79-80页 |
| ·The Surfacer Gains Wholeness | 第80-89页 |
| ·The Surfacer Achieves Rebirth and Wholeness | 第80-84页 |
| ·The Significance of the Surfacer's Survival | 第84-89页 |
| Chapter Four A Comparison between the Two Novels | 第89-96页 |
| ·The Similar Roles as Victims and Different Degrees of Victimization | 第89-91页 |
| ·The Similarities and Differences in the Process of Seeking Identity | 第91-93页 |
| ·The Similarities and Differences of the End | 第93-94页 |
| ·The Similar Narration Pattern | 第94-96页 |
| Conclusion | 第96-99页 |
| Notes | 第99-105页 |
| Bibliography | 第105-111页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第111-112页 |
| Publications | 第112页 |