| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| 1.1 John McGahern and His Life Experience | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 The Dark | 第10-12页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Postcolonial Theory and Its Application to Irish Literary Analysis | 第15-19页 |
| 2.1 Post-colonialism | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2 Postcolonial Studies in Ireland | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 3 The Irish Patriarchal Society Reflected in The Dark | 第19-30页 |
| 3.1 The Colonized History of Ireland and Its Influence on the Formation of Patriarchy | 第19-21页 |
| 3.2 Irish Males’Frustrated Masculinity | 第21-26页 |
| 3.3 The Analysis of Irish Patriarchy from the Perspective of Colonial Mimicry | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter 4 The Confrontation between Father and Son in The Dark | 第30-38页 |
| 4.1 The Tyrannical Domination of the Father over the Family | 第30-34页 |
| 4.2 The Revolt of the Son against the Father | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter 5 The Reconciliation Reached between Father and Son in The Dark | 第38-46页 |
| 5.1 The Application of the Theory of Hybridity to the Father-son Relationship | 第38-39页 |
| 5.2 The Father’s Efforts to Reconcile with the Son | 第39-41页 |
| 5.3 The Son’s Final Understanding and Reconciliation with the Father | 第41-46页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| Works Cited | 第48-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第51页 |
