| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-13页 |
| 1. An Introduction to Kate Chopin and The Awakening | 第7-8页 |
| 2. The Elements Leading to Chopin's Feminism | 第8-11页 |
| 3. Literature Review | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One: The Perplexity towards Women's Selfhood | 第13-23页 |
| 1.1 The Perplexities towards Selfhood and Social Responsibilities | 第13-18页 |
| 1.2 The Perplexities towards Selfhood and Motherhood | 第18-23页 |
| Chapter Two: The Perplexity towards Love and Marriage | 第23-34页 |
| 2.1 The Perplexities towards Love and Marriage | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2 The Perplexities towards Sex and Marriage | 第26-30页 |
| 2.3 The Perplexities towards Material Pleasure and Spiritual Enjoyment | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter Three: The Perplexity towards Life and Death | 第34-41页 |
| 3.1 To Die, the Inevitability of Edna's Death | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2 To Live, What Kind of Life would She Live | 第36-41页 |
| Conclusion | 第41-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46页 |
