| Abstract in Chinese | 第3-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| 1.1 Alice Munro and Too Much Happiness | 第8-9页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第9-12页 |
| 1.3 Approach and Structure of This Thesis | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Death Narrative:Absence of Happiness | 第16-26页 |
| 2.1 Homicide:in and out Family | 第16-20页 |
| 2.2 Suicide:a Young Man | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Natural Death:Unfortunate Female Characters | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Binary Oppositions in Narrative:Struggle for Happiness | 第26-36页 |
| 3.1 Constraint and Freedom:Awakening of Women | 第26-30页 |
| 3.2 Evil and Good:Moral Growth | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3 Hatred and Love:Enlightenment of the Narrator | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4 Illusion and Reality:Sophia's Self-understanding | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Narrative Space:A Renewed Understanding of Happiness | 第36-49页 |
| 4.1 Lack of Happiness in Realistic Space | 第37-42页 |
| 4.2 Obstacles to Happiness in Imaginative Space | 第42-45页 |
| 4.3 Happiness Attained in Open Space | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
