| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Valerie Martin and Work | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Feminist Theory: A Way to Explore Property | 第12-17页 |
| 1.2.1 Feminism | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2.2 Three Waves and Main Representative Theorists of Feminism | 第14-17页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research and Thesis Structure | 第17-20页 |
| 1.3.1 Significance of the Research | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3.2 Thesis Structure | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Manon's Resistance to Patriarchal Society | 第20-32页 |
| 2.1 Manon: Struggling Angel in Marriage | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Status of Women in America in 19th Century | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Manon's Pursuit of Free Marriage | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2 Imprisoned Manon in Family | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Deprivation of Motherhood for Manon | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Breaking Bondage of Familial Ideology of Patriarchy | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3 Reconstruction of Manon's Female Image | 第28-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Manon's Psychological Contest | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3.2 Manon's Tentative Subversion to Patriarchy | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Manon's Submission to Patriarchy | 第32-41页 |
| 3.1 Relationship between Slaveholders and Slaves | 第32-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Relationship between Slaveholders and Slaves | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.2 Compromise and Contradiction between Gaudet and Sarah | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2 Evolution of the Relationship between Manon and Slaves | 第36-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Close Relationship between Manon and Delphine | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Negotiation between Manon and Sarah | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Manon's Support to Patriarchy | 第41-48页 |
| 4.1 Manon's Possession of Sarah | 第41-45页 |
| 4.1.1 Battle of Willpower between Manon and Sarah | 第41-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Frenzied Squeeze of Manon to Sarah | 第43-45页 |
| 4.2 Manon's Indifference and Care for the Mad Boy Walter | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| 5.1 Main Findings in this Study | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Possibilities of the Current Research | 第49-51页 |
| 5.2.1 Limitations of the Current Research | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2.2 Possibilities of Further Research | 第50-51页 |
| References | 第51-54页 |
| 攻读硕士期间科研成果 | 第54页 |
