| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| ·The Shipping News as an Initiation Story | 第9-11页 |
| ·Research Background and Thesis Theme | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Quoyle’s Initiation Predicaments | 第14-22页 |
| ·Initiation Predicaments in Quoyle s Family | 第14-19页 |
| ·Initiation Predicaments in Quoyle s Career | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Quoyle’s Initiation Journey | 第22-36页 |
| ·Initiation Journey in Quoyle s Family life | 第23-31页 |
| ·Negative Guides on the Journy Petal Bear and Cousin Nolan | 第24-25页 |
| ·Positive Guides on the Journey Aunt Agnis, the Daughters, and Wavey | 第25-31页 |
| ·Initiation Journey in Quoyle s Career life | 第31-36页 |
| ·Negative Guide on the Journey Ed Punch | 第32页 |
| ·Positive Guides on the Journey Partridge and Jack Buggit | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Quoyle’s Self-fulfillments | 第36-42页 |
| ·Reconstructions Self-fulfillments in Family | 第36-38页 |
| ·Breakthroughs Self-fulfillments in Career | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| Works Cited | 第44-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-47页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第47页 |
