| Abstract (in English) | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第6-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| Chapter One Gauguin: Strickland's Real Archetype or Not? | 第15-21页 |
| ·A Comparison between the Life of Gauguin and Strickland | 第16-17页 |
| ·A Comparison between Strickland and Maugham | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter Two An Analysis of Striekland's Behavior from Freud's Psychoanalytical Perspective | 第21-31页 |
| ·An Explanation of Strickland's First Escape by Means of Freud's 'Id' Theory and 'the Pleasure Principle' | 第21-25页 |
| ·An Explanation of Strickland's Sexism in His Compulsion to Run away | 第25-31页 |
| ·Freud's Sexism Influence | 第26-27页 |
| ·Maugham's Homosexual Tendency Reflected in the Novel | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Three An Interpretation of Strickland's Running away from Feministic View | 第31-45页 |
| ·Strickland's Deciphering Process on Women Myths | 第31-36页 |
| ·Mrs. Strickland, Blanche and Ata- Three Mysterious Caskets | 第32-34页 |
| ·A Smart yet Irresponsible Myth-decipher | 第34-36页 |
| ·What is Maugham Really Looking for? | 第36-45页 |
| ·Sketches Made on Marriage in the Novel | 第37-39页 |
| ·Maugham's Yearning for a Normal Family and a Fear of Being Condemned Forever | 第39-41页 |
| ·Maugham's Final Understanding of an Ideal Relationship between Men and Women | 第41-45页 |
| Conclusion | 第45-48页 |
| Work Cited | 第48-51页 |
