| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter One The Obstacles to the Construction of Female Identity | 第14-20页 |
| ·The Definition of Patriarchy | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Traditional Patriarchal Ideology | 第16-20页 |
| ·The Cult of True Womanhood | 第17-18页 |
| ·Male Dominance | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Revolting Female's Traditional Roles in the Patriarchal Society | 第20-31页 |
| ·The Female's Three Domestic Roles | 第20-21页 |
| ·Challenging the Doctrine of the Father | 第21-23页 |
| ·Challenging the Authority.of the Husband | 第23-27页 |
| ·Questioning the Role as the Mother | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Three Awakening and Self-Construction | 第31-50页 |
| ·Factors that Influence Edna's Awakening | 第31-38页 |
| ·The Sea and the Shore | 第32-35页 |
| ·Two Women Friends | 第35-38页 |
| ·Self-Construction | 第38-50页 |
| ·From Inarticulate to Articulate | 第38-42页 |
| ·Awakening and Independence | 第42-50页 |
| Chapter Four Gaining Rebirth by Going in to the Sea | 第50-56页 |
| ·Abandoning Female Domestic Roles and the World | 第50-52页 |
| ·Going into the Sea and Gaining Rebirth | 第52-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第61-62页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第62页 |