| Abstract in English | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Kate Chopin and The Awakening | 第11-18页 |
| ·Kate Chopin’s Life Story and Her Main Works | 第11-12页 |
| ·Synopsis and Critical Reception of The Awakening | 第12-14页 |
| ·Feminism and The Awakening | 第14-18页 |
| ·Feminism and Feminist Movement | 第14-16页 |
| ·Feminist Thought in The Awakening | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Edna’s Rebirth in Awakening | 第18-27页 |
| ·Edna’s Awakenings | 第18-24页 |
| ·Awakening from Wifehood and Motherhood to Selfhood | 第18-21页 |
| ·Awakening of Her Sexual Consciousness | 第21-23页 |
| ·Awakening of Her Spiritual Life | 第23-24页 |
| ·Factors Contributing to Edna’s Awakening | 第24-27页 |
| ·Edna’s Rebellious Personality | 第25页 |
| ·Edna’s Repressing Marriage | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Edna’s Death in the Wake of Perplexity | 第27-37页 |
| ·Edna’s Perplexities after Awakening | 第27-31页 |
| ·Perplexity about the Complexity of Sex | 第27-29页 |
| ·Perplexity about the Contradiction between Her Self-realization and Obligations | 第29-30页 |
| ·Perplexity about the Solitude in Her Pursuit of Selfhood | 第30-31页 |
| ·Edna’s Death | 第31-37页 |
| ·Inevitability of Edna’s Suicide | 第31-33页 |
| ·Essential Reasons for Edna’s Death | 第33-34页 |
| ·Interpretations of Edna’s Death | 第34-37页 |
| Conclusion | 第37-39页 |
| Bibliography | 第39-41页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第41页 |
