| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter One The Feminist Movement in the Late 19~(th) Century and Similarity between Kate Chopin and Edna Pontellier in their Personal Life | 第15-31页 |
| ·Rise of the Feminist Movement | 第15-21页 |
| ·Influence of the Feminist Movement upon Women Writers including Kate Chopin | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Family and Behaviors of Kate Chopin—a Nonconformist | 第23-27页 |
| ·Edna Pontellier's Similar Lifestyle in New Orleans | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Two Kate Chopin's Feminist Self-realization in Edna Pontellier | 第31-55页 |
| ·Ethical Codes concerning Women in the 19~(th) Century | 第31-37页 |
| ·Piety—the Core of Woman Virtue | 第31-32页 |
| ·Purity—the Highest Beauty of Women | 第32-33页 |
| ·Submission—the Most Feminine Morality | 第33-35页 |
| ·Domesticity—the Most Prized Virtue of Women | 第35-37页 |
| ·Kate Chopin's Feminist Consciousness Shown in Her Rebellious Experiences | 第37-42页 |
| ·Edna Pontellier's Sexual and Spiritual Awakenings | 第42-55页 |
| ·Sexual Awakening to Extramarital Love | 第42-48页 |
| ·Spiritual Awakening to Self-Fulfillment | 第48-55页 |
| Chapter Three Deprivation of Masculine Superiority in the Male Characters Respectively around Kate Chopin and Edna Pontellier | 第55-67页 |
| ·Men's Superiority over Women in USA in the 19~(th) Century | 第55-57页 |
| ·Men in Kate Chopin's life—Deconstruction of the Male Authority | 第57-60页 |
| ·Thomas O'Flaherty—Absence of Patriarchal Authority in Chopin's Childhood | 第57-58页 |
| ·Oscar Chopin—Lack of Husband Authority at Home | 第58-59页 |
| ·Albert Sampite—Woman is not Man's Possession | 第59-60页 |
| ·Men in Edna Pontellier's Fictional World—Deconstruction of the Male Authority | 第60-67页 |
| ·Leonce Pontellier—Dethroned from Man's Authoritative Position | 第60-62页 |
| ·Robert Lebrun—Bereft of Man's Active and Aggressive Role | 第62-64页 |
| ·Alcee Arobin—Divested of Man's Role as the Dominator | 第64-67页 |
| Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-75页 |
| 作者在读期间研究成果简介 | 第75-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77页 |
