| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 前言 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One:Introduction | 第12-20页 |
| Ⅰ.Margaret Atwood and Her Literary Position | 第12-14页 |
| Ⅱ.The Summary of Surfacing | 第14-17页 |
| Ⅲ.The Survival Theme in Surfacing | 第17-18页 |
| Ⅳ.The Plan of My Dissertation on Surfacing | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two:The National Identity | 第20-29页 |
| Ⅰ.The Influence of Euro-centric Legacy on Canada | 第21-22页 |
| Ⅱ.The Relationship between Canada and America | 第22-23页 |
| Ⅲ.Canadian Characters' Attitudes towards America in Surfacing | 第23-29页 |
| ⅰ.The Narrator's Attitude | 第23-25页 |
| ⅱ.Attitudes of Other Canadian Characters in Surfacing | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter Three:The Victimization of Women | 第29-39页 |
| Ⅰ.The Relationship between Men and Women in Surfacing | 第30-36页 |
| ⅰ.The Narrator's Relationship with Men | 第30-34页 |
| 1.The Narrator and Her Ex-lover | 第30-32页 |
| 2.The Narrator and Her Current Lover | 第32-33页 |
| 3.The Narrator and David | 第33-34页 |
| ⅱ.The Relationship between David and Anna | 第34-36页 |
| Ⅱ.The Narrator's Awareness of Women's Victimized Position | 第36页 |
| Ⅲ.Women's Decision for Their Own Future | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four:The Survival of Nature | 第39-48页 |
| Ⅰ.The Narrator's Awareness of the Victimization of Nature | 第40-44页 |
| Ⅱ.The Narrator's Changing Attitude towards Nature | 第44-45页 |
| Ⅲ.Women and Nature | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Five:Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Works Cited & Consulted | 第50-52页 |
