| Abstract | 第5页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One The Difficulty of Discovery for the Characters in Emma | 第11-20页 |
| 1 Emma's Discovery of the World around Her and Her Self | 第11-17页 |
| 2 Highbury's Misreading of Emma and the World | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter Two The Techniques Employed in the Novel to Increase the Difficulties | 第20-41页 |
| 1 The Focalization | 第20-26页 |
| 2 Different Kinds of Discourses | 第26-33页 |
| 3 The Ambiguity of the Shifts in Perspective | 第33-35页 |
| 4 The Narrator | 第35-37页 |
| 5 The Subversion of the Authoritative Voice Represented by Mr. Knightley | 第37-40页 |
| 6 The Metaphor of the Word Games | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Three The Complexity of the Characters and the Relationship Between Them | 第41-49页 |
| 1 The Complex Character of Emma | 第41-44页 |
| 2 The Complex Character of Jane Fairfax | 第44-45页 |
| 3 The Complex Character of Frank Churchill | 第45-46页 |
| 4 The Paradox of the Relationship Between Knightley and Emma | 第46-47页 |
| 5 The Paradox of the Relationship Between Emma and Harriet | 第47-49页 |
| Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Notes | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-54页 |
