| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| ·General Introduction to Annie Proulx | 第9-11页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to The Shipping News | 第11-13页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| ·Significance and Framework of the Present Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two About Initiation Story | 第18-22页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Bildungsroman | 第18-19页 |
| ·Initiation Story:American Version of Bildungsroman | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Three Quoyle's Initiation Predicaments Under Ecological Crisis | 第22-28页 |
| ·Quoyle's Initiation Predicaments in His Family | 第22-24页 |
| ·Quoyle's Initiation Predicaments in Career | 第24-25页 |
| ·Underlying Reasons for Quoyle's Initiation Predicaments | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Four Quoyle's Initiation Journey | 第28-46页 |
| ·Initiation Guides on the Journey | 第28-39页 |
| ·Positive Guides | 第29-36页 |
| ·Negative Guides | 第36-39页 |
| ·Quoyle's Self-fulfillment | 第39-44页 |
| ·Quoyle's Self-fulfilment in Family and Community | 第39-41页 |
| ·Quoyle's Self-fulfillment in Career | 第41-44页 |
| ·The Important Role of Ecological Environment in Quoyle's Initiation | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Five Annie Proulx's Contribution to Initiation Story | 第46-49页 |
| ·Proulx's Criticism of Environmental Unconsciousness | 第46-47页 |
| ·Looking back onto Back-to-the-land Movement | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Works Cited | 第51-56页 |
| Publications | 第56页 |
