| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-24页 |
| ·Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899) and its critical reception | 第12-16页 |
| ·D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928) and its critical reception | 第16-20页 |
| ·The theory of the actantial model | 第20-22页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 The Similarities and Differences between Edna and Connie | 第24-38页 |
| ·Nature: the symbol of freedom | 第24-29页 |
| ·Sea: the source of Edna’s freedom | 第25-27页 |
| ·Woods: the source of Connie’s freedom | 第27-29页 |
| ·Different personalities of Edna and Connie | 第29-38页 |
| ·Edna: brave and adventurous | 第29-34页 |
| ·Connie: timid and tactful | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Edna’s and Connie’s Interpersonal Relationship | 第38-52页 |
| ·The relationship with family members | 第38-42页 |
| ·Edna’s family: little understanding | 第38-40页 |
| ·Connie’s family: much understanding | 第40-42页 |
| ·The relationship with friends | 第42-47页 |
| ·Help from Adele Ratignolle, Mademoiselle Reisz and Doctor Mandelet | 第43-45页 |
| ·Help from Mrs. Bolton and Duncan Forbes | 第45-47页 |
| ·The relationship with lovers | 第47-52页 |
| ·Edna and Robert: unbalanced love | 第47-50页 |
| ·Connie and Mellors: mutual support from each other | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 4 Convention: The Obstacles of Edna and Connie | 第52-60页 |
| ·Creole community: lingering in the past | 第52-56页 |
| ·British convention: starting to change | 第56-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-68页 |
| Publication on Academic Journal | 第68页 |
