| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FOUNDATION | 第19-24页 |
| 3.1 A Brief Introduction to Feminism | 第19-21页 |
| 3.2 A Brief Introduction to Postfeminism | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Four FEMINIST VOICES FOR DIFFERENT PURSUITS | 第24-46页 |
| 4.1 The Voice for Extreme Love and Physical Liberation | 第24-31页 |
| 4.1.1 Helen Garner and Monkey Grip in the 1970s | 第25-27页 |
| 4.1.2 Crazy love for a drugster | 第27-29页 |
| 4.1.3 Bold claim for sexual pleasure | 第29-31页 |
| 4.2 The Voice for Spiritual Liberation and Autonomy | 第31-37页 |
| 4.2.1 Helen Garner and The Children’s Bach in the 1980s | 第31-33页 |
| 4.2.2 Persistent pursuit for music as spiritual liberation | 第33-35页 |
| 4.2.3 Autonomy in marriage | 第35-37页 |
| 4.3 The Voice for Diversity and Sisterhood | 第37-46页 |
| 4.3.1 Helen Garner and The Spare Room in postmodernism | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3.2 The voice for diversity | 第39-42页 |
| 4.3.3 Sisterhood between Nicola and Helen | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter Five PROGRESSIVELY IDEALIZED GENDER RELATIONS | 第46-59页 |
| 5.1 Irreconcilable Gender Conflicts in Monkey Grip | 第47-50页 |
| 5.1.1 Nora’s longing for secure family life | 第47-49页 |
| 5.1.2 Javo’s sticking to his self | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2 Gradually Equalized Relation in The Children’s Bach | 第50-54页 |
| 5.2.1 Athena’s raising status as a woman | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2.2 Dexter’s weakening authority as a man | 第52-54页 |
| 5.3 Harmonious Coexistence of Men and Women in The Spare Room | 第54-59页 |
| 5.3.1 Nicola and Helen’s positive attitudes towards men | 第55-56页 |
| 5.3.2 Men’s supportive roles in Nicola’s life | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Six FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENT AUTONOMOUS ANDTRANSCENDENT SELVES | 第59-72页 |
| 6.1 A Woman on a Journey to Self Discovery | 第59-63页 |
| 6.1.1 A lost lover with perpetual compromises | 第60-61页 |
| 6.1.2 An awakening courageous self | 第61-63页 |
| 6.2 A Housewife on a Journey to Self Fulfillment | 第63-66页 |
| 6.2.1 A desperate housewife with humble family status | 第63-65页 |
| 6.2.2 A brand new self with dignity | 第65-66页 |
| 6.3 Two Aged Women on a Journey to Self Transcendence | 第66-72页 |
| 6.3.1 Combat cancer with great strength and optimism | 第67-68页 |
| 6.3.2 A faithful friend with tolerance to others | 第68-72页 |
| Chapter Seven CONCLUSION | 第72-74页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第74-76页 |
