| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-26页 |
| 1.1 An introduction of Sidney Sheldon and His Master of the Game | 第12-14页 |
| 1.1.1 Sidney Sheldon and His Novels | 第12-14页 |
| 1.1.2 Master of the Game | 第14页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第14-19页 |
| 1.2.1 Studies at Home | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2.2 Studies Abroad | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Background – Androgyny | 第19-23页 |
| 1.4 The Significance and the Layout of the Thesis | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Two ANDROGYNOUS CHARACTERS OF KATEBLACKWELL | 第26-36页 |
| 2.1 The Feminine Character | 第26-30页 |
| 2.1.1 The Emotional Dependence on David Blackwell | 第26-29页 |
| 2.1.2 The Body Consumption for Her Own Interests | 第29-30页 |
| 2.2 The Masculine Character | 第30-36页 |
| 2.2.1 Recognition of Man’s Supremacy | 第31-32页 |
| 2.2.2 Intelligence, Boldness, Ambition and Dominance | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Three REASONS FOR AND RESULTS OF KATEBLACKWELL’S ANDROGYNY | 第36-46页 |
| 3.1 Reasons for Kate Blackwell’s Androgyny | 第36-42页 |
| 3.1.1 Id: Inheritance of the Scottish Character | 第36-37页 |
| 3.1.2 Ego: The Imprisoned Experience during the Second Boer War | 第37-39页 |
| 3.1.3 Super-ego: The Inharmonious Family Environment | 第39-42页 |
| 3.1.3.1 The Company of a Submissive Mother | 第39-40页 |
| 3.1.3.2 The Lack of Paternal Guidance | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2 Results of Kate Blackwell’s Androgyny | 第42-46页 |
| 3.2.1 The Mental Emptiness of Kate Blackwell | 第42-44页 |
| 3.2.2 An Uncertain Future of Kruger-Brent Ltd | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four THE PATRIARCHAL IDEOLOGY OF SIDNEYSHELDON | 第46-56页 |
| 4.1 Sheldon’s Judgment on Kate Blackwell | 第46-52页 |
| 4.1.1 An Irresponsible Wife | 第46-49页 |
| 4.1.2 An Incompetent Mother | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2 Sheldon’s Requirements for Women | 第52-56页 |
| 4.2.1 The Submission to Men’s Dominance | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2.2 The Devotion to the Family | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第56-60页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第60-66页 |
| 附录: 作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第66页 |
