| Declaration | 第1-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第12-24页 |
| ·An Introduction to the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| ·The significance of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| ·The overall structure of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| ·An Introduction to Consciousness Theory and The Painted Veil | 第14-24页 |
| ·An introduction to Freudian consciousness theory | 第14-19页 |
| ·An introduction to The Painted Veil | 第19-24页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第24-28页 |
| ·Research in China | 第24-27页 |
| ·Research on Maugham's other works | 第24-26页 |
| ·Research on The Painted Veil | 第26-27页 |
| ·Research Abroad | 第27-28页 |
| CHAPTER 3 KITTY'S ORIGIN OF THE UNCONSCIOUS | 第28-38页 |
| ·Kitty's Resentment towards Her Calculating Mother | 第29-33页 |
| ·Her mother's affliction on her father | 第29-30页 |
| ·Her mother's calculating love for her daughters | 第30-32页 |
| ·Her mother's capitalizing on other people | 第32-33页 |
| ·Kitty's Indifference to Her Subdued Father | 第33-36页 |
| ·Kitty's Competition with Her Sister Doris | 第36-38页 |
| CHAPTER 4 KITTY'S PRIMITIVE DESIRE | 第38-47页 |
| ·Kitty's Desire for Sex | 第38-41页 |
| ·Kitty's Desire for Amusement | 第41-44页 |
| ·Kitty's fascination with Charlie | 第41-42页 |
| ·Kitty's Boredom with Walter | 第42-44页 |
| ·Kitty's Desire for Power | 第44-47页 |
| CHAPTER 5 KITTY'S STRUGGLING FOR HER EGO | 第47-59页 |
| ·The Conflicts between Kitty's hatred and love | 第48-55页 |
| ·Kitty's fantasy about Charlie | 第48-49页 |
| ·Waddington's incisive remark on Charlie | 第49-51页 |
| ·Kitty's sensible judgment on Charlie | 第51-53页 |
| ·Kitty's temporary retrogression | 第53-55页 |
| ·Kitty's Service in the Convent | 第55-59页 |
| ·The influence of Mother Superior on Kitty | 第55-56页 |
| ·The influence of Sister St.Joseph on Kitty | 第56-59页 |
| CHAPTER 6 KITTY'S SELF-AWAKENING | 第59-68页 |
| ·Kitty's Sober View on Walter | 第60-62页 |
| ·The Change in Her Attitude towards Charlie's Wife Dorothy | 第62-63页 |
| ·Kitty's Determination to Leave Charlie | 第63-64页 |
| ·Kitty's Will to Attend to Her Father | 第64-65页 |
| ·Kitty's Hope for Her Baby and Her New Life | 第65-68页 |
| CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSION | 第68-70页 |
| REFERENCES | 第70-72页 |
