| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-27页 |
| 1.1 J. M. Coetzee and His Achievements | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Introduction to In the Heart of the Country | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第19-22页 |
| 1.4 Related Theory of Postmodernism | 第22-25页 |
| 1.5 Thesis Statement and Thesis Structure | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 2 Subversion over Gender and Race | 第27-51页 |
| 2.1 Subversion of Gender Binary Opposition | 第27-38页 |
| 2.1.1 Traditional Gender Binary Opposition | 第28-30页 |
| 2.1.2 Subversion of Female’s Image | 第30-35页 |
| 2.1.3 Comparison between Magda and Anna | 第35-38页 |
| 2.2 Subversion of Binary Opposition in Racial Order | 第38-51页 |
| 2.2.1 Traditional View of "Self" and "the Other" in Race | 第39-42页 |
| 2.2.2 Displacement of "Self" and "the Other" in Race | 第42-51页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Suffering VS Revolting | 第44-48页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Inveterate Distrust between Races | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter 3 Postmodern Pluralism | 第51-71页 |
| 3.1 Self-consuming Paradox | 第52-56页 |
| 3.1.1 Miserable Fate of Magda | 第53-54页 |
| 3.1.2 Ideological Struggle of Magda | 第54-55页 |
| 3.1.3 Self-actualization of Magda | 第55-56页 |
| 3.2 Fragmentation | 第56-60页 |
| 3.2.1 Montage Clippings | 第57-58页 |
| 3.2.2 Meaningless Discourse | 第58-60页 |
| 3.3 Uncertainty | 第60-67页 |
| 3.3.1 Uncertainty of Image | 第60-64页 |
| 3.3.1.1 Image of Father | 第61-63页 |
| 3.3.1.2 Image of Magda | 第63-64页 |
| 3.3.2 Uncertainty of Plot | 第64-67页 |
| 3.3.2.1 Killing | 第64-65页 |
| 3.3.2.2 Sexual Love | 第65-67页 |
| 3.4 Pluralism of History | 第67-71页 |
| 3.4.1 View from Females | 第68-69页 |
| 3.4.2 View from Blacks and Animals | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter4 Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| Notes | 第74-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-78页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree 6 | 第78页 |
