| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第12-26页 |
| 1.1 Literary Backgrounds | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1.1 Jean Rhys and Wide Sargasso Sea | 第12-14页 |
| 1.1.2 Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Critical Responses | 第15-19页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Basis | 第19-23页 |
| 1.3.1 Theory of Intertextuality | 第19-21页 |
| 1.3.2 Theory of Symbolism | 第21-23页 |
| 1.4 Focus of This Thesis | 第23-26页 |
| 2.Mirror Images: Identity Issues Suffered by Antoinette and Jane Eyre | 第26-36页 |
| 2.1 Antoinette’s Attempt at Seeking Identity in the Black People and Its Disillusion | 第26-30页 |
| 2.1.1 Reliance on Looking-glasses in Antoinette’s Identification Process | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.2 Fracture of the First Established Identity | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2 Jane Eyre’s Struggle and Temporary Progress | 第30-34页 |
| 2.2.1 Distorted Mirror Images and Confusion of Self-Identity | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2.2 Initial Efforts in Establishing a New Self-Identity | 第32-34页 |
| 2.3 Similar Identity Issues and Common Underlying Causes | 第34-36页 |
| 3.Dream Images: Divergent Attitudes toward A New Identity as One’s Wife | 第36-47页 |
| 3.1 Antoinette’s Attempt and Failure in Seeking Identity in the White People | 第36-40页 |
| 3.1.1 Fear and Acceptance of the New Identity | 第36-38页 |
| 3.1.2 A Broken Self | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2 Jane Eyre’s Escapement from a Possible Fracture of Self-Identity | 第40-44页 |
| 3.2.1 Fear and Resistance of the New Identity | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Escapement and Compromise | 第42-44页 |
| 3.3 Universal Consciousness under Opposite Choices | 第44-47页 |
| 4.Shifting Spaces: A Reaffirmation of Self-Identity | 第47-57页 |
| 4.1 Influences of Shifting Spaces on Antoinette | 第47-51页 |
| 4.1.1 Loss of Identity due to Forced Confinement in the Attic | 第47-49页 |
| 4.1.2 An Awakening in Setting Fire to Thornfield | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2 Influences of Shifting Spaces on Jane Eyre | 第51-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Obstacles Existing in the Confinement of Thornfield | 第51-53页 |
| 4.2.2 Achievement of Equality and Liberation through Fire | 第53-55页 |
| 4.3 Mutual Fate of Rebellion and A New Examination of Jane Eyre | 第55-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
