| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter1 Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| ·Jane Smiley and A Thousand Acres | 第9-11页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第11-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Topographical Space | 第17-26页 |
| ·Zebulon Country: The Place of being Oppressed | 第18-21页 |
| ·Ginny’s Blind Obedience to Her Father | 第19-20页 |
| ·Ginny’s Blind Marriage to Her Husband | 第20-21页 |
| ·Mason City: The Place of Realizing Her Real Desire | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Change of Ginny’s Attitude Toward Her Father | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Change of Ginny’s Attitude Toward Her Husband | 第22页 |
| ·Perkins: The Place of being Independent | 第22-26页 |
| ·Ginny’s Revolt Against Her Father | 第23-24页 |
| ·Ginny’s Separation With Her Husband | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter3 Textual Space | 第26-34页 |
| ·The Textual Space Embodied in Juxtaposition | 第27-29页 |
| ·Textual Space Embodied in Images | 第29-34页 |
| ·The Water in Zebulon Country | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Death of the People | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Women’s Body | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Thousand Land | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Storm | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter4 Female Space | 第34-42页 |
| ·Ginny’s Personal Plight | 第35-37页 |
| ·Other Women’s Plight | 第37-38页 |
| ·Ginny’s Awakening | 第38-40页 |
| ·Other Women’s Awakening | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter5 Conclusion | 第42-46页 |
| Works Citied | 第46-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50页 |
