| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the Research | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-28页 |
| 2.1 Doris Lessing and her Literary Works | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1.1 The life of Doris Lessing | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.2 A B rief Introduction to Doris Lessing's Works | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Studies at Home and Abroad | 第20-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies abroad | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies at home | 第22-28页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第28-33页 |
| 3.1 Structuralism | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1.1 Abrief introduction of structuralism | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Structuralism in literary theory and criticism | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Binary Opposition | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2.1 The B rief Introduction of Binary Opposition | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Binary Opposition and Literary Criticism | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ BINARY OPPOSITION IN DORIS LESSING'S AFRICAN STORIES | 第33-49页 |
| 4.1 The Opposition between the White and the Black | 第33-36页 |
| 4.1.1 Unequal status between the white and the black | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.2 The oppression by the white of the black | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2 The Opposition between Man and Nature | 第36-41页 |
| 4.2.1 The opposition between human cent rism and nature | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2.2 The opposition between unreasonable agricultural activity and nature | 第37-40页 |
| 4.2.3 The opposition between unreasonable industrial activity and nature | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3 The Opposition between Men and Women | 第41-44页 |
| 4.3.1 The Sexual Oppression by White Men of Black Women | 第41-43页 |
| 4.3.2 The Gender Discrimination of Black Men against White Women | 第43-44页 |
| 4.4 The Opposition between One's Social Position and One's Ideas | 第44-45页 |
| 4.5 The Binary Opposition between the Ideal World and the Real World | 第45-47页 |
| 4.6 The Binary Opposition between Subversion and Tradition | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第49-51页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第51-55页 |
| APPENDIX | 第55页 |
