| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Little Dorrit's Image as a Child | 第15-26页 |
| ·Little Dorrit's physical image | 第15-17页 |
| ·Little Dorrit's actual position as the youngest child in the family | 第17-18页 |
| ·Little Dorrit's search for a sense of security | 第18-24页 |
| ·Little Dorrit's awareness of her own child identity | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Little Dorrit's Image as a Mother | 第26-39页 |
| ·The reversal parent-child relation between Mr. Dorrit and Little Dorrit | 第26-29页 |
| ·Maggy's attachment to Little Dorrit | 第29-34页 |
| ·Little Dorrit's motherly service to her eider sister and brother | 第34-36页 |
| ·Little Dorrit's mother image in contrast to Mrs Clennam | 第36-37页 |
| ·Little Dorrit's awareness of her own mother identity | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Dickens's Own Life Experiences and the Duality of Little Dorrit's Image | 第39-50页 |
| ·Dickens's personal experiences | 第39-42页 |
| ·Dickens's resentment against his mother's neglect of him | 第42-44页 |
| ·Freudian theory of creative writers' works as fulfillment of childhood wishes | 第44-46页 |
| ·Little Dorrit's dual identity as a reflection of Dickens's childhood wish for an ideal mother | 第46-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| Notes | 第53-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
