| 摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| ·Literature Review of the Study of George Eliot | 第10-16页 |
| ·Review of the Study of George Eliot in Western Countries | 第10-13页 |
| ·Review of the Study of George Eliot in China | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Objective of This Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| ·Review of the Achieved Thematic Study of George Eliot’s Novels | 第16页 |
| ·The Objective and Significance of the Thematic Study of George Eliot’s Novels in This Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 The Grief in Repression and the Relief after Regeneration as the Theme of George Eliot’s Works | 第18-36页 |
| ·The Grief in Repression | 第18-31页 |
| ·The Repressed Maggie in The Mill on the Floss | 第18-23页 |
| ·The Depressed Romola in Romola | 第23-27页 |
| ·The Repressive Dorothea in Middlemarch | 第27-31页 |
| ·The Relief after Regeneration | 第31-36页 |
| ·The Regenerate Maggie in The Mill on the Floss | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Revived Romola in Romola | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Relieved Dorothea in Middlemarch | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 3 The Image of Water as a Way to Express Regeneration in George Eliot’s Novels | 第36-47页 |
| ·The Sources of George Eliot’s Thoughts about the Functions of Water as Symbols | 第36-42页 |
| ·Water Can Purify Sins and Regenerate People | 第36-38页 |
| ·Water Can Give People Life and Hope | 第38-40页 |
| ·Water Can Instill Power into People’s Lives and Cure People’s Afflicted Souls | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Employment of Water as a Medium Moving Heroines from Grief to Relief | 第42-47页 |
| ·The Baptism of Flood toward Maggie in The Mill on the Floss | 第43页 |
| ·The Salvation of Seawater toward Romola in Romola | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Extrication of Rain toward Dorothea in Middlemarch | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Factors Influencing George Eliot’s Theme | 第47-61页 |
| ·The Existing Society | 第47-52页 |
| ·The Historical and Social Background under the Patriarchy System | 第47-50页 |
| ·The Requirements of Female Roles in the Victorian Period | 第50-52页 |
| ·George Eliot’s Personal Experiences | 第52-56页 |
| ·The Unrestrained Life of George Eliot in Her Youngster Days | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Doleful Life of George Eliot during Her Grown-up Times | 第53-56页 |
| ·The Developmental Process of George Eliot’s Thought | 第56-61页 |
| ·The Pious George Eliot as a Christian | 第56-57页 |
| ·George Eliot’s Firm Belief in Religion of Humanity | 第57-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-65页 |
| References | 第65-68页 |
| Papers Published in the Period of Master Education | 第68页 |
