| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-22页 |
| 1.1 Louise Erdrich and The Beet Queen | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 Bakhtin and Polyphony Theory | 第16-20页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Statement and Structure | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Coexistence of Multiple Self-consciousnesses | 第22-35页 |
| 2.1 New Authorial Stance in The Beet Queen | 第23-27页 |
| 2.2 Characters'Self-consciousness Independent of the Author | 第27-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Polyphonic Dialogues in The Beet Queen | 第35-55页 |
| 3.1 Great Dialogue | 第36-46页 |
| 3.1.1 Great Dialogue in the Novel's Structure | 第37-39页 |
| 3.1.2 Great Dialogues Between Characters | 第39-46页 |
| 3.2 The Micro-dialogues in Individual Characters | 第46-55页 |
| Chapter 4 Unfinalizability in The Beet Queen | 第55-63页 |
| 4.1 Open-ending | 第55-59页 |
| 4.2 Characters' Uncertain Destinies | 第59-63页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-67页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第67页 |
