| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-24页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Jamaica Kincaid and Her Works | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review on The Autobiography of My Mother at Home and Abroad | 第13-16页 |
| 1.3 An Overview of Spatial Criticism | 第16-21页 |
| 1.4 Significance and Layout of the Thesis | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Xuela's Confined Familial Space | 第24-34页 |
| 2.1 Cruel Punishment in Ma Eunice's House | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 Docile Body: Xuela's Father's Control over Her Life | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3 Mistreatment in Her Stepmother's House | 第28-30页 |
| 2.4 Mid-aged Xuela's Life in Philip's House | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Isolated Social Space | 第34-45页 |
| 3.1 Roseau: Community under Colonial Power | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2 School: Epitome of Colonialism | 第36-40页 |
| 3.3 Xuela's Pregnancy in Monsieur LaBatte's House | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Xuela's Independent Mental Space | 第45-55页 |
| 4.1 Xuela's Pursuit of Self-protection in Imagined Space | 第45-49页 |
| 4.2 Renting a House: Awakening of Spatial Consciousness | 第49-51页 |
| 4.3 Remembrance of History: Living in the Mountain | 第51-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-61页 |
| 攻读硕士期间科研成果 | 第61页 |
