| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-12页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第12-19页 |
| 2 An Embodiment of Self-Realization: A Social Psychological Study of Porter | 第19-44页 |
| ·Life and Personality: The Sources of Her Thematic Quest of Self-Realization | 第20-38页 |
| ·Period of self-perception and self-awareness (1890-1906) | 第20-22页 |
| ·Period of self-regulation and self-affirmation (1906-1922) | 第22-26页 |
| ·Period of self-enhancement and self-realization (1922-1966) | 第26-35页 |
| ·Period of self-reflection and self-evaluation (1966-1980) | 第35-38页 |
| ·Towards Self-Realization: An Overview of Her Works | 第38-44页 |
| ·Material selections | 第38-40页 |
| ·Plots | 第40-41页 |
| ·Techniques | 第41-42页 |
| ·Characterization | 第42-44页 |
| 3 Types of Discrepancies in Self-Discrepancy Theory: A Social Psychological Study of Female Characters in Porter's short Fictions | 第44-90页 |
| ·Laura: Actual/Own versus Ought/Own | 第45-55页 |
| ·Laura, outside revolution | 第48-49页 |
| ·Laura, outside love | 第49-52页 |
| ·Laura, outside religion | 第52-55页 |
| ·María Concepción: Actual/Own versus Ought/Other | 第55-64页 |
| ·Miranda: Actual/Own versus Ideal/Own & Other | 第64-90页 |
| ·Miranda in 'The Grave' | 第68-71页 |
| ·Miranda in 'Old Mortality' | 第71-80页 |
| ·Miranda in 'Pale horse, Pale Rider' | 第80-90页 |
| ·Miranda in War | 第80-82页 |
| ·Miranda in Her Five Dreams | 第82-87页 |
| ·Miranda in Love | 第87-90页 |
| 4 Conclusion | 第90-92页 |
| Bibliography | 第92-95页 |
| Appendix | 第95-105页 |
