| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第9-23页 |
| 1.1 André Brink and His Major Literary Achievements | 第9-13页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Introduction to Praying Mantis | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第14-17页 |
| 1.4 Theoretical Perspective: Henri Lefebvre’s Spatial Triad | 第17-20页 |
| 1.5 The Feasibility and Significance of This Study | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two SPATIAL POLITICS OF GENDER IN PRAYING MANTIS | 第23-43页 |
| 2.1 Black Female’s Subjective Consciousness in Mental Space | 第23-33页 |
| 2.1.1 Anna’s Subjective Consciousness | 第25-29页 |
| 2.1.2 Katryn’s Subjective Consciousness | 第29-33页 |
| 2.2 Contrast of Two Women’s Attitude towards “Body” | 第33-43页 |
| 2.2.1 Compliment for Black Anna | 第34-38页 |
| 2.2.2 Sympathy for the White Widow | 第38-43页 |
| Chapter Three SPATIAL POLITICS OF RACE IN PRAYING MANTIS | 第43-59页 |
| 3.1 Racial Clashes between Black and White in Physical Space | 第43-50页 |
| 3.1.1 Conflicts between Anna and the Baas | 第44-47页 |
| 3.1.2 Contradictions between Cupido and the White Reverend | 第47-50页 |
| 3.2 The Black Couple’s Quest for Subjective Identity | 第50-59页 |
| 3.2.1 Assistance from James Read and Father Kemp | 第53-56页 |
| 3.2.2 Resistance from the white Farmer and Moffat | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Four SPATIAL POLITICS OF CLASS IN PRAYING MANTIS | 第59-73页 |
| 4.1 Oppressed Class’s Quest for Power in Social Space | 第59-65页 |
| 4.1.1 Quest for the Power of Freedom | 第60-63页 |
| 4.1.2 Quest for the Power of Equality | 第63-65页 |
| 4.2 Eager for Visible and Invisible Power | 第65-73页 |
| 4.2.1 Power of God | 第66-68页 |
| 4.2.2 Power of Knowledge | 第68-73页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第73-77页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第77-83页 |
| 附录：作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第83页 |
