| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| 1.1 Annie Proulx' Life and Writing Career | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Introduction of The Shipping News | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Literary Review | 第13-16页 |
| 1.4 Research Method and Purpose | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Figure-ground Theory | 第19-26页 |
| 2.1 Basic Contents of Figure-ground Theory | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Figure-ground Theory in Cognitive Poetics | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 The Relationship between Figure-ground Theory and Reader's Attention | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Figure-ground Theory in the Analysis of Quoyle in Mockingburg | 第26-30页 |
| 3.1 Quoyle's Childhood | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Quoyle's Love | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Quoyle's Career | 第27-28页 |
| 3.4 The Interpretation of Quoyle in Mockingburg with Figure-ground Theory | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Figure-ground Theory in the Analysis of Quoyle's Rebirth Course inNewfoundland | 第30-45页 |
| 4.1 Quoyle's Prominence in Psychological Change | 第31-36页 |
| 4.1.1 Not Wanting a Boat | 第31-33页 |
| 4.1.2 Buying a Boat | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.3 Learning to Swim | 第34-36页 |
| 4.2 Quoyle's Prominence in Love | 第36-40页 |
| 4.2.1 Encounter with Wavery | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2.2 Hesitation for Love | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2.3 The Realization of True Love | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3 Quoyle's Prominence in Career | 第40-45页 |
| 4.3.1 Unwillingness to Do the Job | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3.2 Get Recognition in His Work | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.3 Be the Chief Editor | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第45-48页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第48-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
| 攻读学位期间的研究成果 | 第51页 |
