| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| Introduction to Alice Munro and her Works | 第9-11页 |
| Literature Review | 第11-14页 |
| I. Women’s Pursuit of Independence and Happiness | 第14-29页 |
| A. The Independence of Women | 第14-20页 |
| 1. The Spiritual Independence of Della in Lives of Girls and Women | 第15-18页 |
| 2. The Financial Independence of Rose in Who Do You Think You Are? | 第18-20页 |
| B. The Happiness of Women’s Marriage | 第20-29页 |
| 1. Carla: Running Away from Marriage in “Runaway” | 第20-24页 |
| 2. “I”: Searching for True Love in “Nettles” | 第24-29页 |
| II. The Relationship between Nature and Civilization | 第29-42页 |
| A. The Conflicts between Nature and Civilization | 第29-34页 |
| 1. Lottar’s Marginalization by Nature and Civilization in “The Albanian Virgin” | 第30-33页 |
| 2. Della’s Love for Nature and Contempt for Civilization | 第33-34页 |
| B. The Harmony between Nature and Civilization | 第34-42页 |
| 1. Uncle Benny: A Part of Nature in “The Flats Road” | 第35-37页 |
| 2. Tessa: An Incarnation of Nature in “Powers” | 第37-42页 |
| III. People’s Spiritual Crisis | 第42-55页 |
| A. The Crisis of Faith | 第42-48页 |
| 1. Della’s Doubt on the existence of God in “Age of Faith” | 第42-45页 |
| 2. Juliet’s Rebellion against Religion in “Soon” | 第45-48页 |
| B. The Crisis of Violence | 第48-55页 |
| 1. Father’s Violence on Daughter in “Royal Beatings” | 第48-50页 |
| 2. Husband’s Violence on Wife in “Dimensions” | 第50-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| References | 第58-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63-64页 |
| Paper Published during Study | 第64-65页 |
