| Introduction | 第1-23页 |
| 1. George Eliot's Experiences as a Woman and a Writer | 第12-17页 |
| 2. Critical views of The Mill on the Floss | 第17-23页 |
| Chapter One The Portrait of Maggie as a Victorian Woman | 第23-41页 |
| ·Within the "Golden Gate"-Her Childhood and Its Influence | 第25-31页 |
| ·Wandering in the "Thorny Wildness"-Her Growth into a Young Woman | 第31-38页 |
| ·Maggie's Suffering in Her "Anguish Loneliness" | 第32-34页 |
| ·Maggie's Release in Her Renunciation | 第34-36页 |
| ·Maggie's Predicament in Love | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Supreme Moment of Reconciliation | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Two Major Conflicts in The Mill on the Floss | 第41-55页 |
| ·Maggie's Relations with Women in the Male-Dominated Society | 第42-46页 |
| ·Maggie against Her Mother | 第42-43页 |
| ·Maggie against Lucy | 第43-46页 |
| ·Maggie's Relations with Men in the Male-Dominated Society | 第46-55页 |
| ·Maggie VS Tom | 第47-49页 |
| ·Maggie VS Philip | 第49-51页 |
| ·Maggie VS Guest | 第51-55页 |
| Chapter Three The Causes of Maggie's Tragedy | 第55-61页 |
| ·Female Dependence on Male | 第55-56页 |
| ·Female's Smothered Self-awareness | 第56-58页 |
| ·Maggie's Death and Its Significance | 第58-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix | 第67-68页 |
| 湖南师范大学学位论文原创性声明 | 第68页 |
| 湖南师范大学学位论文版权使用授权书 | 第68页 |