| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第11-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| ·Definitions of Feeling of Inferiority | 第15-16页 |
| ·Charlotte Bronte's Feeling of Inferiority | 第16-18页 |
| ·Bronte's Feeling of Inferiority and Her Literary Creation | 第18-23页 |
| ·Relevant Studies in the West | 第19-21页 |
| ·Relevant Studies in China | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Four Psychological Studies | 第25-38页 |
| ·Bronte's Escapism | 第25-27页 |
| ·Escapism in Bronte's Novels | 第27-32页 |
| ·Bronte's Hypersensitivity in Interpersonal Communication | 第32-33页 |
| ·Hypersensitivity in Bronte's Novels | 第33-38页 |
| Chapter Five Physiological Studies | 第38-52页 |
| ·Bronte's Obsession with Physical Plainness | 第38页 |
| ·Obsession in Bronte's Novels | 第38-42页 |
| ·Hostility towards the Beauty | 第42-45页 |
| ·Hostility in Jane Eyre | 第42-44页 |
| ·Hostility in Villette and in The Professor | 第44-45页 |
| ·Pessimism about Marriage | 第45-52页 |
| ·Bronte's Pessimism about Marriage | 第46-47页 |
| ·Pessimism in Bronte's Novels | 第47-52页 |
| Chapter Six Cultural Explanations for Bronte's Feeling of Inferiority | 第52-59页 |
| ·Victorians' Standard for Beauty | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Impact of the Science on Religion | 第54-57页 |
| ·Women's Dependence on Men | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第59-60页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第60-61页 |
| References | 第61-65页 |
| 作者攻读硕士学位期间发表论文情况 | 第65页 |
