| ABSTRACT | 第1-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter one INTRODUCTION | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-23页 |
| ·The Literary Status of Margaret Laurence and the Manawaka Cycle | 第15-19页 |
| ·An Overview of Laurence Studies at Home and Abroad | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Aim of This Thesis | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three MANAWAKA CYCLE-CONSTRUCTING A MYTH INCANADIAN LITERATURE | 第23-32页 |
| ·Background of the Literary Creation of Manawaka Cycle | 第23-24页 |
| ·A Survey of Manawaka Cycle | 第24-27页 |
| ·A New Literary Tradition Constructed by Manawaka Cycle | 第27-28页 |
| ·Nationalism Demonstrated in Manawaka Cycle | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Four ON THE FEMALE CHARACTERIZATION IN MANAWAKACYCLE | 第32-47页 |
| ·An Overall Depiction of the Female Protagonists in Manawaka Cycle | 第32-36页 |
| ·Hagar Currie Shipley in The Stone Angel (1964) | 第32-33页 |
| ·Rachel Cameron in A Jest of God (1966) | 第33-34页 |
| ·Stacey in The Fire-Dwellers (1969) | 第34页 |
| ·Vanessa in A Bird in the House (1970) | 第34-35页 |
| ·Morag Gunn in The Diviners (1974) | 第35-36页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences of the Five Female Protagonists | 第36-41页 |
| ·Similarities——Self-imprisonment and Awakening | 第36-39页 |
| ·Differences——Progression and Maturity | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Themes Reflected in the Female Characterization | 第41-47页 |
| ·Female's Regression and Compromise | 第41-43页 |
| ·Female's Pride and Awakening | 第43-44页 |
| ·Female's Growth and Rebellion | 第44-45页 |
| ·Female's Independence and Survival | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Five A LITERARY SYMBOL OF CANADA'S NATIONAL SPIRIT | 第47-60页 |
| ·Imagery and Allusion | 第47-56页 |
| ·Paternalism | 第48-50页 |
| ·Husband's Authority | 第50-54页 |
| ·Relationship with Their Children | 第54-56页 |
| ·Constructing Independent National Spirit | 第56-60页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUTION | 第60-62页 |
| Works Cited | 第62-64页 |
