| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Preface in Chinese | 第5-13页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第13-15页 |
| Abstract in English | 第15-17页 |
| Ⅰ An Introduction to Margaret Laurence's Life and Work | 第17-23页 |
| 1． Laurence's Life and Work | 第17-20页 |
| 2． The Connections between Laurence's African and Canadian Writing | 第20-23页 |
| Ⅱ Three Perspectives on Laurence's Canadian Works——the Manawaka Cycle | 第23-59页 |
| 1． The Perspective of Canadian National Literature | 第24-32页 |
| 1．1． Writing about ”Home” | 第24-26页 |
| 1．2． The Creation of the Manawaka World | 第26-29页 |
| 1．3． The Influence of and Contrast with Other Canadian Writers | 第29-32页 |
| 2． The Perspective of Narrative Techniques | 第32-43页 |
| 2．1． Different Narrative Methods Employed in the Manawaka Cycle | 第32-34页 |
| 2．2． Narrative Method in The Stone Angel as an Example | 第34-43页 |
| 2．2．1． Narrative Point of View | 第34-38页 |
| 2．2．2． Narrative Structure | 第38-43页 |
| 3． The Perspective of Canadian Feminist Literature | 第43-59页 |
| 3．1． A Shift of Canadian Literary Point of View from Hero to Heroine | 第43-48页 |
| 3．2． A Progression of Feminism through Hagar to Morag | 第48-54页 |
| 3．3． To Know Thyself: The Same Long Run of Self-discovery | 第54-57页 |
| 3．4． Male Characters in Laurence's Manawaka Cycle | 第57-59页 |
| Ⅲ Conclusion: The Multiplicity of Laurence's Literary Creation | 第59-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix | 第67-71页 |
| Ⅰ Chronology | 第67-69页 |
| Ⅱ Synopses | 第69-71页 |
