| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第10-26页 |
| 1.1 André Brink and His Literary Achievements | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Introduction on A Dry White Season | 第13-16页 |
| 1.3 Cultural Criticism | 第16-18页 |
| 1.4 Literature Review Abroad and at Home | 第18-24页 |
| 1.4.1 Literature review abroad | 第18-23页 |
| 1.4.2 Literature review at home | 第23-24页 |
| 1.5 The Feasibility and Significance of the Thesis | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Two BRINK’S MEDITATION ON SOUTH AFRICANPOLITICAL SYSTEM | 第26-40页 |
| 2.1 The Loss of Freedom | 第26-31页 |
| 2.2 The Lack of Justice | 第31-34页 |
| 2.3 The Domination of Autocracy | 第34-40页 |
| Chapter Three BRINK’S RACIAL VIEWS | 第40-60页 |
| 3.1 Sympathy for the Black | 第42-48页 |
| 3.1.1 Black people’s miserable life | 第43-46页 |
| 3.1.2 Contrast between the black and the white | 第46-48页 |
| 3.2 Condemnation of the Apartheid System | 第48-55页 |
| 3.3 Struggles Done to Change the Black’s Plight | 第55-60页 |
| Chapter Four BRINK’S WOMANHOOD VIEWS | 第60-72页 |
| 4.1 Sympathy for Vulnerable Women | 第60-63页 |
| 4.2 Compliment for Courageous Women | 第63-66页 |
| 4.3 A Representation of Relationship between Men and Women | 第66-72页 |
| 4.3.1 Ben and Melanie: a harmonious relationship | 第66-68页 |
| 4.3.2 Ben and Susan: full of contradiction | 第68-72页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第72-76页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第76-84页 |
| 附录： 作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第84页 |
