| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-19页 |
| 1. Brief Introduction to Doris Lessing: Life and Novels | 第7-9页 |
| 2. Brief Introduction to The Diaries of Jane Somers and Its Research Status | 第9-12页 |
| 3. Brief Introduction to Related Feminist Theories | 第12-15页 |
| 4. The Central Argument of the Thesis | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter One The Deterioration: The Plight of Older Women | 第19-32页 |
| ·Maudie’s Depressive Living Conditions | 第20-26页 |
| ·Maudie’s Raging Survival Struggle | 第26-30页 |
| ·Other Older Women | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Two The Decline: The Plight of Midlife Women | 第32-46页 |
| ·Jane’s Desolation and Loneliness | 第34-39页 |
| ·Jane’s Frustration and Failure | 第39-46页 |
| Chapter Three Possible Solutions to the Plight | 第46-52页 |
| ·The Pursuit of Love and Care | 第46-50页 |
| ·Voluntary Social Services | 第50-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56页 |