| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 中文提要 | 第6-9页 |
| Synopsis | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-30页 |
| ·General Comments and Criticism on The Awakening | 第14-17页 |
| ·Historical and Cultural Background of The Awakening | 第17-21页 |
| ·Historical Background | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cultural Background | 第18-21页 |
| ·Feminist Criticism and Chopin’s Feminist Thought | 第21-30页 |
| ·A Survey of Feminist Criticism | 第21-26页 |
| ·Chopin’s Feminist Thought | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter Two Wifehood as Revealed in The Awakening | 第30-43页 |
| ·The Male Control over The Female through her Body | 第30-35页 |
| ·Edna’s Self-assertion through the Mastery of her Own Body | 第35-43页 |
| Chapter Three Motherhood as Revealed in The Awakening | 第43-53页 |
| ·Institutionalized Motherhood and Dehumanized Mothers | 第43-49页 |
| ·Edna’s Self-assertion through Productive Activity | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter Fourth The Cost of Self-assertion | 第53-64页 |
| ·Solitude as the Consequence of Independence | 第53-58页 |
| ·Edna’s Suicide | 第58-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-72页 |
| ·Comments on the Ending | 第64-65页 |
| ·The Influence of Kate Chopin and The Awakening | 第65-68页 |
| ·Woman Problems Remain to Be Debated | 第68-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-75页 |
