| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-22页 |
| 1. Lessing's Life and Literary Works | 第11-13页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第13-19页 |
| 3 Purpose and Structure of this Thesis | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 1 Feminist Movement | 第22-29页 |
| ·First Wave | 第22-24页 |
| ·Second Wave | 第24-26页 |
| ·Lessing's Opinions | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 2 "Free Women" in Lessing's Crention | 第29-48页 |
| ·Free Women's Predicaments in The Golden Notebook | 第30-39页 |
| ·Political Disillusionment | 第32-33页 |
| ·Career Frustration | 第33页 |
| ·Emotional Dependence on Men | 第33-36页 |
| ·Dependence on the Role of Being Mother | 第36-39页 |
| ·Housewife's Torments after Getting Freedom in The Summer before the Dark | 第39-42页 |
| ·Workaholic's Agony in The Diaries of Jane Somers | 第42-48页 |
| Chapter 3 Age and Tradition | 第48-55页 |
| ·The Reflection of the Times on Characters'Personalities in Lessing's Creation | 第48-50页 |
| ·Final Choices of Free Women | 第50-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| References | 第58-60页 |
