| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Frances Hodgson Burnett and The Secret Garden | 第9-12页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-17页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Foundation | 第18-26页 |
| ·The Definition of Initiation Story | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Origin and Development of Initiation Story | 第19-22页 |
| ·The General Characteristics of Initiation Story | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Two Protagonist Colin’s Confusion and the Reasons | 第26-35页 |
| ·Colin’s Confusion about the Absence of Existence | 第26-29页 |
| ·Colin’s Confusion about the Absence of Identities | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Reasons of Colin’s Confusion in Growth | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three The Psychological Progress of Colin’s Self-Identification | 第35-56页 |
| ·Colin’s Aroused Consciousness of Self-Identity | 第35-43页 |
| ·Colin’s Awakening of His Social Identity | 第35-38页 |
| ·Colin’s Awakening of His Consciousness of Existence | 第38-40页 |
| ·Colin’s Awakening of His Consciousness of Mission | 第40-43页 |
| ·Colin’s Exploration for His Self-Identification | 第43-50页 |
| ·Colin’s Exploration for His Social Identities | 第43-46页 |
| ·Colin’s Exploration for His Healthy Existence | 第46-47页 |
| ·Colin’s Exploration for His Personal Missions | 第47-50页 |
| ·Colin’s Rite of Initiation and Epiphany | 第50-53页 |
| ·Colin’s Rite of Initiation | 第50-52页 |
| ·Colin’s Spontaneous Epiphany and Shocking Epiphany | 第52-53页 |
| ·Colin’s Recognition of His Self-Identities | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Four The Guiders Helping and Leading Colin to Get Rid of Confusion | 第56-61页 |
| ·Colin Craven’s Companions: Mary Lennox and Dickon Sowerby | 第56-58页 |
| ·Gardener Ben Weatherstaff and Mother-like Mrs. Sowerby | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Vibrant Nature | 第59-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Works Cited | 第63-66页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第66-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68页 |
