| 中文摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-15页 |
| ·Roddy Doyle and His Works | 第7-9页 |
| ·The Woman Who Walked into Doors | 第9-11页 |
| ·The Responses to The Woman Who Walked into Doors | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter Two Paula’s Marital Tragedy | 第15-21页 |
| ·The Definition of Tragedy | 第15页 |
| ·Paula’s Marital Tragedy | 第15-17页 |
| ·Paula’s Struggling and Escape from Her Marital Tragedy | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter Three The Causes for Paula’s Marital Tragedy | 第21-42页 |
| ·Ireland’s Past and Today | 第22-25页 |
| ·Paul’s Childhood | 第25-30页 |
| ·The Poor and Violent Family Life of Paula | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Awful Schooling of Paula | 第27-30页 |
| ·Paula’s Adolescence | 第30-34页 |
| ·Paula’s Continual Dating with Different Boys | 第30-32页 |
| ·Paula’s Loss of Self-esteem and Self-identification | 第32-34页 |
| ·Paula’s Marital life | 第34-42页 |
| ·Paula’s Blindfolded Love for Charlo | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Indifference of Society | 第36-39页 |
| ·The Constrain of Strong Catholic Tradition | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第44-45页 |
| Notes | 第45-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
| Appendix: Articles published during M. A. studies | 第51页 |