| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| 1.1 An introduction to Doris Lessing and The Grass Is Singing | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and significance of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Literature review | 第15-18页 |
| 1.4 Research methodology | 第18页 |
| 1.5 Structure of the thesis | 第18-20页 |
| 2. The White Female Other | 第20-29页 |
| 2.1 A "Subaltern" in a patriarchal society | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.1 A "Subaltern" for white males | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.2 A "Subaltern" for black males | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 Alienation in a white society | 第24-29页 |
| 2.2.1 The poverty and self-isolated life style | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.2 The ambiguous attitude towards the black slave | 第26-29页 |
| 3. The White Female's Self- reconstruction | 第29-41页 |
| 3.1 Pursuit of female's identity in the patriarchal society | 第29-35页 |
| 3.1.1 Unconscious repulsion at marriage based on "arid feminism" | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1.2 An escape from the marital fetter and pursuit of freedom | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2 A constant quest for female's identity in the colonial society | 第35-41页 |
| 3.2.1 An attempt for economic independence | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.2 The reflection on the colonial ideology and the quest for true love | 第37-41页 |
| 4. The White Female's Disillusionment | 第41-50页 |
| 4.1 The failure of self-reconstruction | 第41页 |
| 4.2 The reasons for the disillusionment | 第41-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Social oppression and the development of feminism | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2.2 The deficiency of self-consciousness and correct measures | 第45-50页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
