| Acknowledgements | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第11-23页 |
| 1.1 Doris Lessing, The Fifth Child and Ben, in the World | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第14-18页 |
| 1.2.1 Literature Review of The Fifth Child and Ben, in the World Abroad | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2.2 Literature Review of The Fifth Child and Ben, in the World in China | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Framework | 第18-21页 |
| 1.4 Focus of the Thesis | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Narrative Voice | 第23-36页 |
| 2.1 Authorial Voice | 第23-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Narrators In The Fifth Child and Ben, in the World | 第25-27页 |
| 2.1.2 Reliable and Unreliable Narrator | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2 Personal Voice | 第29-36页 |
| 2.2.1 Ben’s Parents’ Voices in The Fifth Child | 第29-33页 |
| 2.2.2 Ben’s Voice in The Fifth Child and in Ben, in the World | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Three Focalization and Narration | 第36-46页 |
| 3.1 Zero Focalization | 第37-41页 |
| 3.2 Internal Focalization | 第41-44页 |
| 3.2.1 Harriet’s Focalization in The Fifth Child | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Ben’s Focalization in Ben, in the World | 第42-44页 |
| 3.3 The Significance of the Shift of Focalization | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four The Narrative Structure | 第46-58页 |
| 4.1 The Narrative Space | 第46-51页 |
| 4.1.1 In The Fifth Child | 第46-50页 |
| 4.1.2 In Ben, in the World | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2 The Narrative Time | 第51-58页 |
| 4.2.1 The Chronological Time and Narrative Time in The Fifth Child | 第52-55页 |
| 4.2.2 The Chronological Time and Narrative Time in Ben, in the World | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| References | 第61-64页 |
| Appendix | 第64页 |
