| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Elizabeth Gilbert and Eat, Pray, Love | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Studies of Eat,Pray, Love Abroad and at Home | 第13-17页 |
| 1.3 Significance and Structure of the Thesis | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework: Semiotic Self | 第20-29页 |
| 2.1 Semiotics and Literature | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Literary Semiotics in the West | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Literary Semiotics in China | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 Semiotic Self Employed in Eat, Pray, Love | 第24-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Semiotic Explanation of Identity Crisis | 第29-35页 |
| 3.1 Upward Reduction: an Extension of the Cultural Code | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1.1 An Extension of American Dream | 第30-31页 |
| 3.1.2 An Extension of Patriarchy Culture | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Downward Reduction: Lacking Autonomy | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Being Dependent on David | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Being Infatuated with Romantic Pleasure | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Self-Expression: Shaping the Inner Self | 第35-44页 |
| 4.1 Self-Consciousness through Internal Conversations | 第35-38页 |
| 4.1.1 Religious Conversations | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Interior Dialogues | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 Self-Regulation through Meditation Reflexivity | 第38-41页 |
| 4.2.1 Self-Interpretation | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2.2 Self-Direction | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 Obtaining Semiotic Power through Solidarity | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter 5 Self-Actualization: Constructing Social Identities | 第44-58页 |
| 5.1 Constructing as a Sign of Anti-Traditional Female | 第45-47页 |
| 5.2 Constructing as a Sign of White American | 第47-51页 |
| 5.2.1 Elizabeth's Opinion on Indian Marriage | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2.2 Elizabeth's Attendance to a Western-Style Party | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2.3 Elizabeth's Plan of American Life-Style Road Trip | 第50-51页 |
| 5.3 Constructing as a Sign of Global Traveler | 第51-55页 |
| 5.3.1 Seeking for Mobility | 第51-53页 |
| 5.3.2 Learning New Cultures | 第53-55页 |
| 5.4 Constructing as a Sign of Amicable Friend | 第55-58页 |
| 5.4.1 A Friend for Ketut | 第55-56页 |
| 5.4.2 A Friend for Wayan | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
| 攻读硕士期间科研成果 | 第63页 |
