| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| ·Diana Chang and The Frontiers of Love | 第8-11页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第11-16页 |
| ·Researches Abroad | 第11-14页 |
| ·Researches in China | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Anxieties of the Major Characters in The Frontiers of Love | 第16-29页 |
| ·Diana Chang's Universal Theme | 第16-17页 |
| ·Anxiety of the Three Main Characters | 第17-29页 |
| ·S ylvia's Anxiety of Fate and Death | 第18-22页 |
| ·Mimi's Anxiety of Guilt and Condemnation | 第22-25页 |
| ·Feng Huang's Anxiety of Emptiness and Meaninglessness | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter Three Causes s for Anxiety | 第29-34页 |
| ·War:The Leading Factor of the"Age of Anxiety" | 第29-31页 |
| ·Uncertainty and Ambiguous Relationships | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four Ways out from Anxiety | 第34-42页 |
| ·Sylvia's Experimental Meaning by Love | 第35-37页 |
| ·Mimi's Attitudinal Meaning by Suffering | 第37-39页 |
| ·Feng Huang's Creative Value by Doing a Deed | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Five The Anxiety in Diana Chang and Her Choice of Writing Style | 第42-51页 |
| ·Diana Chang's Anxiety | 第42-44页 |
| ·Anxiety Theme and Writing Style | 第44-51页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·A General Summary of the Thesis | 第51-52页 |
| ·Possible Implications of the Study | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitation of the Current Study and Possible Future Effort | 第53-54页 |
| Works Cited | 第54-56页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第56-58页 |