| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第11-14页 |
| ·Assumptions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第15-16页 |
| ·Significance and Objectives of the Research | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 The Asymmetrical Relations of Power on the Level of Characterizations | 第17-32页 |
| ·Characterization of Officials | 第18-23页 |
| ·Characterization of Women | 第23-32页 |
| Chapter 3 The Asymmetrical Relations of Power on the Level of Settings | 第32-39页 |
| ·the Ming Lake and the Singing of Wang Xiaoyu | 第33-36页 |
| ·the Icebound Yellow River | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 4 The Asymmetrical Relations of Power on the Level of Narrative Patterns | 第39-57页 |
| ·Narrative Time | 第40-44页 |
| ·Narrative Perspective | 第44-53页 |
| ·Narration Perspective | 第44-47页 |
| ·Translation of the Couplets in Titles | 第47-53页 |
| ·Narrative Structure | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter 5 The Asymmetrical Relations of Power on the Level of Linguistic Signs | 第57-82页 |
| ·Allegories | 第57-61页 |
| ·The Title of the Novel | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Prologue | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Names | 第60-61页 |
| ·Allusions | 第61-64页 |
| ·Religion Culture | 第64-69页 |
| ·Material Culture | 第69-73页 |
| ·Social Culture | 第73-82页 |
| Chapter 6 Concluding Remarks | 第82-86页 |
| ·A Summary | 第82-84页 |
| ·Limitations | 第84页 |
| ·Questions to be resolved | 第84-86页 |
| Notes | 第86-88页 |
| Bibliography | 第88-92页 |
