| 中文摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-7页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第7-15页 |
| ·A BRIEF REVIEW OF DORIS LESSING | 第7-8页 |
| ·THE DIARIES OF JANE SOMERS AND RELATED STUDIES | 第8-12页 |
| ·METHODOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF THE THESIS | 第12-15页 |
| CHAPTER TWO JANE’S JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF MOTHER-DAUGHTER INTIMACY | 第15-25页 |
| ·TENSE MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP | 第15-17页 |
| ·DOUBLES: MAUDIE AND JANE’S MOTHER | 第17-18页 |
| ·A QUEST FOR MOTHER-DAUGHTER INTIMACY | 第18-22页 |
| ·Acceptance of Old Mother | 第19-21页 |
| ·Family Responsibility | 第21-22页 |
| ·JANE’S SPIRITUAL PROGRESS | 第22-25页 |
| CHAPTER THREE JANE’S JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF HARMONIOUS MEN-WOMEN RELATIONSHIP | 第25-37页 |
| ·MARRIAGE FOR GAINING INTERESTS | 第25-28页 |
| ·DOUBLES: FREDDIE AND RICHARD | 第28-29页 |
| ·A QUEST FOR LOVE | 第29-33页 |
| ·Falling in Love with Richard | 第29-30页 |
| ·Reality and Dream | 第30-33页 |
| ·JANE’S FRIENDSHIP WITH RICHARD | 第33-37页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR DORIS LESSING: FINDING THE WAY | 第37-43页 |
| ·DETACHED MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP | 第37-38页 |
| ·UNHAPPY MARRIAGE | 第38-39页 |
| ·SIMILARITIES BETWEEN JANE AND LESSING | 第39-40页 |
| ·THE DIARIES OF JANE SOMERS: LESSING’S SELF-DISCOVERY | 第40-43页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第43-45页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第45-46页 |
| REFERENCES | 第46-49页 |
| APPENDIX | 第49页 |
