| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-18页 |
| ·Willa Cather and the Two Novels | 第8-10页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第10-15页 |
| ·Ecofeminism | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 1 The Dualistic Oppression over Nature and Women | 第18-29页 |
| ·Men Pioneers’ Alienation with and Domination over Nature | 第18-23页 |
| ·Men pioneers’ Instrumentalisation of the Land | 第19-20页 |
| ·Men Pioneers’ Disharmony with the Animals | 第20-23页 |
| ·Men Pioneers’ Domination and Manipulation of Women | 第23-29页 |
| ·The Instrumentalization of Mrs. Bergson and Mrs. Harling as Submissive Housewives | 第23-26页 |
| ·The Instrumentalization of Antonia and Lena as Sexual Objects | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 2 The Women Pioneers’ Attempt to Pursue Subjectivity as the Independent Self | 第29-41页 |
| ·Alexandra’s Constructing Herself as the Backbone of the Family | 第29-32页 |
| ·Antonia’s Awakening to Pursue Her Subjectivity | 第32-35页 |
| ·Marie’s Realization of Subjectivity inTrue Love | 第35-38页 |
| ·Lena and Tiny’s Gaining of Agency Through Successful Career | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter 3 The Women Pioneers’ Challenge toward Human/Nature Dualism | 第41-51页 |
| ·Alexandra’s Loving Perception of the Land | 第41-44页 |
| ·Antonia’s Pursuit of Mutual Self | 第44-47页 |
| ·Other Women Pioneers’s Adherence to the Logic of Reciprocity | 第47-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| References | 第54-58页 |
| 详细中文摘要 | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
