| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第12-22页 |
| ·Introduction to E. Annie Proulx | 第12-15页 |
| ·Introduction to The Shipping News | 第15-19页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第19-22页 |
| 2 Literature Review: Status Quo of Researches on The Shipping News | 第22-27页 |
| 3 Leaving America under the Oppression of the Gaze | 第27-48页 |
| ·The Plight of the Marginalized Urban People | 第27-41页 |
| ·Quoyle's Alienation under the Mainstream Gaze | 第28-37页 |
| ·The Aunt's Mask under the Homophobic Gaze | 第37-38页 |
| ·Petal's Debauchery under the Male Gaze | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Partridges’ Poverty under the Racial Gaze | 第40-41页 |
| ·Consequences for the Marginalized Urban People | 第41-48页 |
| ·Staying away from the Mainstream Gaze | 第42-44页 |
| ·Playing up to the Male Gaze | 第44-45页 |
| ·Rising up against the Racial Gaze | 第45-48页 |
| 4 Rebirth in Newfoundland under the Shadow of the Distant Gaze | 第48-62页 |
| ·A Better Place for the Marginalized Urban People | 第48-56页 |
| ·Quoyle’s New Career under the Eye of Faith | 第48-52页 |
| ·Quoyle’s New Marriage under the Eye of Love | 第52-54页 |
| ·Quoyle’s New Family under the Eye of Loyalty | 第54-56页 |
| ·“Blind” Happiness: No Utopia in the World | 第56-62页 |
| ·Harsh Natural Conditions: A Challenge for Life | 第57-59页 |
| ·Government Interference: The Shadow of the Distant Gaze | 第59-62页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| References | 第65-71页 |
