| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| ·About the Two Authors | 第15-18页 |
| ·Studies on The Bridges of Madison County from Both Home and Abroad | 第18-21页 |
| ·Studies on The Summer before the Dark from Both Home and Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three A Comparative Study of the Theme Bewilderment in theTwo works | 第23-57页 |
| ·Theme and Bewilderment | 第23-29页 |
| ·At Psychological Level | 第24-26页 |
| ·At Literary Level | 第26-28页 |
| ·At Philosophical Level | 第28-29页 |
| ·Similarities of Bewilderment in the Two Works Reflected by Female Protagonists | 第29-48页 |
| ·Same Bewildered Situations Both Francisca and Kate Faced | 第29-41页 |
| ·Common Choices in Overcoming the Bewilderment | 第41-48页 |
| ·Differences of Bewilderment in the Two Works Reflected by Female Protagonists | 第48-57页 |
| ·As a Counter-Elite:Francisca's Bewilderment in The Bridges of Madison County | 第49-53页 |
| ·The Mass-culture Essentiality Reflected by Her | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Immutability of Her Love towards Kincaid | 第51-53页 |
| ·Her Separation with Kincaid for Family Responsibility | 第53页 |
| ·As an Elite:Kate's Bewilderment in The Summer before the Dark | 第53-57页 |
| ·The Elite-culture Essentiality Reflected by Her | 第53-55页 |
| ·The Impermanency of Her Love with Jeffrey | 第55-56页 |
| ·The Indifference of Her Separation with Jeffrey | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
