| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| English Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第9-22页 |
| Chapter One Scarcity of Family Attachment in Communication with Kinsfolks | 第22-35页 |
| 1.1 Thomas's Lacking Care for Portia | 第23-28页 |
| 1.2 Anna's Excluding Portia from their Life Circle | 第28-35页 |
| Chapter Two Deficiency of Fidelity in Communication between Couples | 第35-46页 |
| 2.1 Mrs Quayne's Dubious Relationship with Male Admirers | 第35-40页 |
| 2.2 Eddie's Countless Lies to Portia | 第40-46页 |
| Chapter Three Absence of Sincerity in Communication among Friends | 第46-55页 |
| 3.1 The Quaynes's Feigned Courtesy toward Brutt | 第46-50页 |
| 3.2 The Heccomb Children's Ulterior Motives for Being Friends with Portia | 第50-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Notes | 第57-58页 |
| Works Cited | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| Informative Abstract in Chinese | 第62-66页 |
| R(?)sum(?) and Publications since Entering the Program | 第66页 |
