| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 The Tragic History of Maggie Tulliver | 第11-31页 |
| ·Maggie within the 'Golden Gates' of Her Childhood | 第11-20页 |
| ·Childhood Influences on Maggie's Character | 第13-16页 |
| ·A Glimpse of the Duality of Maggie's Tragedy | 第16-20页 |
| ·Maggie in the 'Thorny Wilderness' of Her Youth | 第20-28页 |
| ·Maggie's Suffering in Her 'Anguish Loneliness' | 第21-23页 |
| ·Maggie's Release in Her Renunciation | 第23-25页 |
| ·Maggie's Predicament in Love | 第25-28页 |
| ·The Supreme Moment of Reconciliation | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 2 Maggie in the Patriarchal Society | 第31-47页 |
| ·Maggie's Divided Needs Mirrored in the Men's World | 第31-43页 |
| ·The Understanding Father's Limited Understanding | 第31-34页 |
| ·The Beloved Brother's Conditional Love | 第34-38页 |
| ·The Deformed Philip's Passionate Affection | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Masculine Stephen's Erotic Temptation | 第40-43页 |
| ·Maggie in the Women's World | 第43-47页 |
| ·The Dull-witted Mother and Intelligent Maggie | 第44-45页 |
| ·Blond Lucy Threatening Dark Maggie | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter 3 The Causes and Significance of Maggie's Suffering | 第47-53页 |
| ·Causes for Maggie's suffering | 第47-50页 |
| ·Patriarchy Being the Root Reason | 第47-48页 |
| ·Two Molds of Femaleness | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Significance of Maggie's suffering | 第50-53页 |
| Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| Notes | 第55-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
