| 中文摘要 | 第3-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-19页 |
| 1.1 Doris Lessing and her works | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 The Diaries of Jane Somers and Its Critiques | 第11-14页 |
| 1.3 An overview of feminism and ageism | 第14-18页 |
| 1.3.1 An overview of feminism | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3.2 An overview of ageism | 第16-18页 |
| 1.4 Framework of the thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Jane's Acceptance of Motherhood | 第19-26页 |
| 2.1 Jane and her mothers | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Indifference with her own mother | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Intimacy with her surrogate mother | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Jane and children | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Jane's choice of DINK family | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Jane and surrogate daughters | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Jane's New Understanding of Wifehood | 第26-33页 |
| 3.1 Jane and her husband | 第26-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Isolated from her husband | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.2 Dreams---Epiphany of Love | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Jane and surrogate husband | 第28-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Love is being together | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Love is responsibility | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Jane's Reconsideration of Work and Old Age | 第33-42页 |
| 4.1 Jane and work | 第33-36页 |
| 4.1.1 Life for work | 第33-35页 |
| 4.1.2 Work for life | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2 Jane and old age | 第36-42页 |
| 4.2.1 Fear of old age | 第37-40页 |
| 4.2.2 Acceptance of old age | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-47页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第47-48页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第48-49页 |
