| Abstract | 第3页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Introduction | 第6-10页 |
| Part Ⅰ Literature Review | 第10-17页 |
| 1.1 Studies on The Fifth Child and Ben, in the World Abroad | 第10-14页 |
| 1.2 Studies on The Fifth Child and Ben, in the World at Home | 第14-17页 |
| Part Ⅱ Maslow's Need Hierarchy Theory | 第17-25页 |
| 2.1 The Need Hierarchy theory | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2 The Application of the Need Hierarchy Theory into the Analysis of Marginal Characters in The Fifth Child and Ben, in the World | 第22-25页 |
| Part Ⅲ The Factors to the Marginal Child's tragedy in The Fifth Child and Ben, in the World | 第25-37页 |
| 3.1 The Marginal Identity of Ben | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2 Struggling on the Margin of Society | 第27-30页 |
| 3.2.1 The Threats of Physiological Need | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.2 The Threats to Safety | 第28-30页 |
| 3.3 The Lack of Love and Belongingness | 第30-37页 |
| 3.3.1 The Loss of Family Love | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3.2 The Failure of Finding Social Belongingness | 第32-37页 |
| Part IV The Social Constraints on Marginal Women in Self-actualization in The Fifth Child and Ben, in the World | 第37-44页 |
| 4.1 The Constraints of Social Ideology | 第38-41页 |
| 4.2 The Constraints of Economic Inferiority | 第41-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Works Cited | 第46-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49页 |
