| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-19页 |
| ·A Brief introduction to Lessing and Her Career as a Novelist | 第8页 |
| ·The Historical Development of Feminism | 第8-12页 |
| ·The Major Concerns of Lessing’s Writing | 第12-15页 |
| ·Literature Review on Lessing’s Feminist Thinking and Aim of the Present Paper | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter ⅠLessing’s Feminist Thinking | 第19-26页 |
| ·The Collective Feminine Identity | 第19-21页 |
| ·Addressing to the Humanity | 第21-23页 |
| ·Deconstructing the Binary Operation of Reason and Feeling | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter ⅡThe Formation of Lessing’s Feminist Thinking---A Review of Lessing’s Female Characters | 第26-39页 |
| ·Mary in The Grass Is Singing | 第26-28页 |
| ·Martha Quest in the First Three Volumes of Children of Violence | 第28-30页 |
| ·Anna in The Golden Notebook | 第30-34页 |
| ·Martha Quest in the Last Two Volumes of Children of Violence | 第34-39页 |
| Chapter ⅢThe Golden Notebook as the Turning-point of Lessing’s Writing | 第39-49页 |
| ·The Paradox of Freedom | 第39-42页 |
| ·To Reflect the Overall Social Climate through Anna’s Involvement in Politics | 第42-45页 |
| ·A Split between Reason and Feeling | 第45-49页 |
| Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
