| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION | 第12-18页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Doris Lessing | 第12-15页 |
| ·Brief instruction to The Grass Is Singing | 第15-18页 |
| CHAPTER II. LITERARY REVIEW | 第18-25页 |
| ·Related Research of The Grass Is Singing with Feminism | 第18-21页 |
| ·The Research of The Grass is Singing with the Post-colonialism | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter III THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第25-31页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Archetypal Criticism | 第25-28页 |
| ·Ancient Greek and Roman Myths | 第28-31页 |
| CHAPTER IV. IMAGERY ARCHETYPES AND CHARACTER ARCHETYPES IN THE GRASS IS SINGING | 第31-46页 |
| ·Imagery Archetypes | 第31-40页 |
| ·The Archetype of Veldt | 第31-34页 |
| ·The Archetypes of the House and Sjambok | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Archetypes of Fire and Water | 第37-40页 |
| ·Character Archetypes | 第40-46页 |
| ·Dike as the Archetype of Jesus in the Bible | 第41-43页 |
| ·Moses as the Archetype of Moses in the Bible | 第43-46页 |
| CHAPTER V. PLOT ARCHETYPES AND THEMATIC ARCHETYPES IN THE GRASS IS SINGING | 第46-60页 |
| ·Plot Archetypes | 第46-53页 |
| ·Crucifixion | 第46-49页 |
| ·Exodus | 第49-53页 |
| ·Thematic Archetypes | 第53-60页 |
| ·Dick’s Quest for Grail | 第53-56页 |
| ·The Rebirth of Moses | 第56-60页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第60-62页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第62-66页 |