| Acknowledgments | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| Chapter One Women and Marriage of the Postwar Age | 第18-31页 |
| ·Definition and Evolution of "Spinster" in Britain | 第18-21页 |
| ·Women's "Dual-Role" Since the War | 第21-24页 |
| ·Women Writers in Postwar Britain | 第24-31页 |
| Chapter Two Quests of Pym's "Spinsters" | 第31-44页 |
| ·Belinda's Quest for Love | 第31-35页 |
| ·Mildred's Quest for Independence | 第35-39页 |
| ·Ducie's Quest for Consolation | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter Three Dilemmas of Pym's "Spinsters" | 第44-56页 |
| ·Belinda's Preference for Spinsterhood | 第44-48页 |
| ·Mildred's Doubt of an Ideal Marriage | 第48-52页 |
| ·Dulcie's Loss of Self | 第52-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| References | 第59-61页 |
