| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-25页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-17页 |
| ·Studies on Alice Munro's Works at Home and Abroad | 第13-15页 |
| ·Aims and Significance of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Complex of Escape in Canada and Munro's Life Experience | 第17-25页 |
| ·The Influence of Canadian History and Geography | 第18-22页 |
| ·The Influence of Munro's Life Experience | 第22-25页 |
| CHAPTER TWO VARIOUS DEMONSTRATIONS FOR ESCAPE INRUNAWAY | 第25-38页 |
| ·Escape from Family: Carla, Juliet, Penelope,and Lauren | 第27-30页 |
| ·Escape from Sexual Relationship: Carla and Grace | 第30-33页 |
| ·Escape from Self-restraint: Juliet, Robin and Tessa | 第33-38页 |
| CHAPTER THREE NEGATIVE RESULTS OF ESCAPE | 第38-45页 |
| ·Escape as Return: Carla and Robin | 第38-41页 |
| ·Escape as Compromise: Juliet, Lauren | 第41-42页 |
| ·Escape as Self-destruction: Grace and Tessa | 第42-45页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR POSITIVE RESULTS OF ESCAPE | 第45-52页 |
| ·Finding Inner Self | 第45-49页 |
| ·Building a Harmonious Relationship | 第49-52页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE ENLIGHTENMENT FOR MODERN WOMEN | 第52-64页 |
| ·Sticking to Positive Sides of Escape | 第52-57页 |
| ·Initiative Escape as Confrontation | 第53-55页 |
| ·Appropriate Escape as Wisdom | 第55-57页 |
| ·From Escape to Confrontation | 第57-64页 |
| ·Construction of Female Subject Consciousness | 第58-60页 |
| ·Economic Independence | 第60-61页 |
| ·Getting Close to Nature | 第61-64页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第64-66页 |
| REFERENCES | 第66-69页 |
