| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1 Pearl s. Buck and Her China Fiction | 第10-12页 |
| 2 The Studies of Pearl S. Buck's Works at Home and Abroad | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Feminist Criticism and Pearl S. Buck | 第14-22页 |
| ·Feminist Criticism and Women's Movements | 第14-16页 |
| ·Liberal Feminism | 第16-18页 |
| ·Pearl S. Buck's Feminist Perspective | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Women-worship Theme in Pearl S. Buck's Fiction | 第22-27页 |
| ·Capable and Responsible Wives | 第23-25页 |
| ·Dull and Irresponsible Husbands | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 3 O-lan—The Silent Rebel | 第27-36页 |
| ·O-lan as a Unique "Ordinary Woman" | 第27-28页 |
| ·O-lan as a Diligent and Faithful Wife | 第28-30页 |
| ·O-lan as a Woman Struggling for Her Dignity | 第30-34页 |
| ·O-lan as a Decision-maker in Her Family | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Kwei-lan—A Fragile "Warrior" | 第36-45页 |
| ·Kwei-lan's Dilemma | 第36-39页 |
| ·Foot-unbinding—A Brave Step towards Happiness | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Double Oppression Suffered by Chinese Women | 第41-45页 |
| Chapter5 The Mother—A Faulty "Good Wife" | 第45-58页 |
| ·A Respectable "Loser", A Born Mother | 第45-47页 |
| ·A Woman with Boundless Love | 第47-48页 |
| ·A Woman of "Deep Heat" | 第48-52页 |
| ·The Characterization of the Mother | 第52-58页 |
| Chapter 6 Madame Wu—The Soaring Soul | 第58-65页 |
| ·A New Life Begins at Forty | 第58-59页 |
| ·A Journey to True Love—Madame Wu's Transformation | 第59-61页 |
| ·Madame Wu: An Embodiment of the Liberation of Women | 第61-65页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第65-70页 |
| ·Buck as a Feminist | 第65-67页 |
| ·Women on Their Journey for Identity | 第67-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-72页 |
| 作者简历 | 第72-74页 |
| 学位论文数据集 | 第74页 |
