| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abbreviations of the Novels Studied in This Thesis | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-21页 |
| 1.1 An Introduction to Shirley Hazzard and Her Novels | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第11-15页 |
| 1.3 Post-colonial Criticism and Other Theories Applied in the Thesis | 第15-19页 |
| 1.4 The Format of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two The Bay of Noon: Identity Crisis | 第21-30页 |
| 2.1 Past: Internalized Displacement | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2 Present: Constructing An Ideal Diasporic Identity | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter Three The Transit of Venus: Outside Conflicts | 第30-38页 |
| 3.1 Past: Inequality and Alienation | 第30-35页 |
| 3.2 Present：Transit of Life | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Four The Great Fire: War Trauma | 第38-50页 |
| 4.1 Past: Traumatic Experience | 第39-44页 |
| 4.2 Present: Working-through of War Trauma | 第44-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| References | 第53-57页 |
