| 中文摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-5页 |
| INTRODUCTION | 第7-15页 |
| 1 WILLA CATHER AND MY ANTONIA | 第7-9页 |
| 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第9-12页 |
| 3 BINARY OPPOSITION AND LITERARY CRITICISM | 第12-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE BINARY OPPOSITION BETWEEN CITY ANDCOUNTRY | 第15-25页 |
| 1.1 CITIES REPRESENTED BY NEW YORK: CORRUPTED SOCIETY | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 TOWNS REPRESENTED BY BLACK HAWK : DEPRESSING COMMUNITY | 第17-21页 |
| 1.3 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED BY NEBRASKA: PEACEFUL WONDERLAND | 第21-25页 |
| CHAPTER TWO BINARY OPPOSITION BETWEEN HUMANSAND NATURE | 第25-36页 |
| 2.1 CONFRONTATION BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE | 第25-30页 |
| 2.1.1 Nature’s Harshness towards Man | 第25-28页 |
| 2.1.2 Man’s Apathy from Nature | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2 RECONCILIATION BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE | 第30-36页 |
| 2.2.1 Antonia’s Close Relationship with Nature | 第31-32页 |
| 2.2.2 Mrs. Burden and Jim’s Love for Nature | 第32-36页 |
| CHAPTER THREE BINARY OPPOSITION BETWEENMATERIALISM AND THE PIONEER SPIRIT | 第36-44页 |
| 3.1 FANATIC PURSUIT FOR MATERIALISM | 第36-38页 |
| 3.2 CATHER’S DISAPPOINTMENT WITH MATERIALISM | 第38-41页 |
| 3.3 RETURN TO THE PIONEER SPIRIT | 第41-44页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第44-46页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第46-47页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第47-48页 |
