| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| 0.1 Sandra Cisneros’s Literary Achievements and The House on Mango Street | 第8-9页 |
| 0.2 Previous Studies on The House on Mango Street | 第9-12页 |
| 0.3 The Structure of This Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter One Discrimination Experienced by Latino Americans | 第14-25页 |
| 1.1 Racial Discrimination towards Latino Americans | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1.1 Confined and Marginalized Living Space of Latino Americans | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1.2 Cultural Disparities Experienced by Latino Americans | 第18-20页 |
| 1.2 Gender Oppression on Latinas | 第20-25页 |
| 1.2.1 Confined Domestic Sphere for Latinas | 第20-22页 |
| 1.2.2 Strict Gender Roles of Womanhood Imposed on Latinas | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Two Roots of the Discrimination on Latino Americans | 第25-29页 |
| 2.1 Social-historical Reasons of Racial Discrimination towards Latino Americans | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2 Cultural Reasons of Gender Oppression on Latinas | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Ways-out for Latinas | 第29-39页 |
| 3.1 Silenced Latinas’ Powerless Struggles against Gender Oppression | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Latinas’ Silence towards Gender Oppression | 第29-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Marriage as a Means of Escape from Patriarchy | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Awakened Latinas’ Vocal Response to Discrimination | 第32-39页 |
| 3.2.1 Esperanza’s Seeking Self-empowerment through Writing | 第33-36页 |
| 3.2.2 Cisneros’s Self-development as a Latina Writer | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four Enlightenment for Modern Society | 第39-43页 |
| 4.1 Changing the Status quo through Education | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2 Constructing a Harmonious Social Space | 第41-43页 |
| Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49-50页 |
| Publications | 第50页 |
