| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract (in English) | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第11-24页 |
| 0.1 Marilynne Robinson and Her Works | 第11-14页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第14-18页 |
| 0.3 Significance of the Study | 第18-20页 |
| 0.4 Drifting and Drifters in Literary History | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter One Sylvie: A Drifter Between Bondage and Freedom in Housekeeping | 第24-37页 |
| 1.1 Sylvie: A Lonely Drifter and Transient | 第24-29页 |
| 1.2 Reasons for Drifting: Pressure of the Local Conventions and Sylvie as a Marginal Woman | 第29-33页 |
| 1.3 Nature as a Main Remedy of Drifting | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter Two Jack: A Drifter Between Conformity and Rebellion in Gilead and Home | 第37-52页 |
| 2.1 Jack: A Guilty Son and Sinner | 第37-43页 |
| 2.2 Reasons for Drifting: Trauma and Loss | 第43-48页 |
| 2.3 Love and Identification as an Imaginary Cure of a Drifting Soul | 第48-52页 |
| Chapter Three Lila: A Drifter Between Illusion and Reality in Gilead, Home and Lila | 第52-65页 |
| 3.1 Lila: A Fallen Angel and Drifter | 第52-56页 |
| 3.2 Reasons for Drifting: the Force of Reality and the Loss of Identity | 第56-59页 |
| 3.3 Belief as a Way Out of Drifting | 第59-65页 |
| Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| About the Author | 第71页 |
