| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第9-20页 |
| 0.1 Introduction to Doris Lessing and The Summer Before the Dark | 第9-12页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第12-17页 |
| 0.3 Thesis Statement | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Foundation | 第20-32页 |
| 1.1 The Formation and Development of Ecofeminism | 第20-25页 |
| 1.2 The Major Connotations of Ecofeminism | 第25-32页 |
| 1.2.1 Female and Nature | 第26-28页 |
| 1.2.2 Female and Male | 第28-29页 |
| 1.2.3 Male and Nature | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Two The Illustration of the Relationship Between Female and Nature in The Summer Before the Dark | 第32-49页 |
| 2.1 The Essential Connections Between Female and Nature | 第32-42页 |
| 2.1.1 Identity Between Feminine Beauty and the Beauty of Nature | 第33-36页 |
| 2.1.2 Identity Between Gender Oppression and Ecological Crisis | 第36-40页 |
| 2.1.3 Identity Between Physiological Structures of Female and Breeding Functions of Nature | 第40-42页 |
| 2.2 The Symbolic Connections Between Female and Nature | 第42-49页 |
| 2.2.1 “Feminized” Nature | 第43-45页 |
| 2.2.2 “Naturalized” Female | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter Three The Illustration of the Relationship Between Female and Male inThe Summer Before the Dark | 第49-67页 |
| 3.1 The Absence of Feminine Discourse Power Under Male Authority | 第49-55页 |
| 3.1.1 Kate: Serving both the Husband and the Children Without Complain | 第50-53页 |
| 3.1.2 Maureen’s Mother: Being Oppressed by Her Relatives but in Silence | 第53-55页 |
| 3.2 The Distortion of Feminine Role Under Male Authority | 第55-59页 |
| 3.2.1 Kate: Having an Affair with Jeffery after Being Betrayed | 第55-57页 |
| 3.2.2 Maureen: Refusing to “Grow up” under Familial and Social Oppression | 第57-59页 |
| 3.3 The Resistance of Female to Male Authority | 第59-67页 |
| 3.3.1 Mary: Insist on Living for Herself | 第60-62页 |
| 3.3.2 Kate: A Renewed Perception of Herself | 第62-64页 |
| 3.3.3 Maureen: Getting Rid of the “Old Myself” Bondage | 第64-67页 |
| Chapter Four The Illustration of the Relationship Between Nature and Male inThe Summer Before the Dark | 第67-76页 |
| 4.1 Destruction to Nature by Male | 第67-72页 |
| 4.1.1 The Excessive Exploitation to Natural Resources | 第68-70页 |
| 4.1.2 The Serious Results Caused by Wars | 第70-72页 |
| 4.2 Revenge to Human by Nature | 第72-76页 |
| 4.2.1 Disasters as Warning | 第72-73页 |
| 4.2.2 Illness and Death as Punishment | 第73-76页 |
| Conclusion | 第76-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-81页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第81-83页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第83页 |
