| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-10页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·A brief introduction to D. H. Lawrence and his Women in Love | 第10-12页 |
| ·Literature review | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objective and structure of the thesis | 第13-16页 |
| 2. Institutionalized Gender in Women in Love | 第16-30页 |
| ·Institutionalized gender roles | 第16-19页 |
| ·Gendered social roles | 第16-18页 |
| ·Gendered family roles | 第18-19页 |
| ·Gendered values and thinking patterns | 第19-24页 |
| ·Gerald's material interest vs. Gudrun's spiritual yearning | 第21-22页 |
| ·Birkin's sexuality vs. Hermione's conservatism | 第22-23页 |
| ·Gerald's power vs. Gudrun's pride | 第23-24页 |
| ·Institutionalized gender relations | 第24-30页 |
| ·Dominance over the partner | 第24-27页 |
| ·Lack of mutual understanding and respect | 第27页 |
| ·Loss of passion | 第27-30页 |
| 3. Transcendence over Institutionalized Gender:Back to Natural Sex | 第30-36页 |
| ·Anti-conventional pursuit of love | 第30-33页 |
| ·Integrity of body and soul | 第33-34页 |
| ·Allowing each other freedom and individuality | 第34-36页 |
| 4. Significance of Transcendence over Institutionalized Gender | 第36-39页 |
| ·Women's liberation and pursuit of equality | 第36-37页 |
| ·Resistance to strict religious traditions and Victorian morality | 第37-38页 |
| ·Human regeneration and fulfillment through a celebration of carnal desire | 第38-39页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第39-41页 |
| Bibliography | 第41-42页 |
