| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| 1.1 An Introduction to Kate Grenville and Her Novels | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第13-17页 |
| 1.3 Settler Post-colonialism | 第17-19页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two The Secret River: A Failed Apology | 第21-30页 |
| 2.1 White Woman's Limited Attempts | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2 The Disguised Colonial Objectiveof Massacre | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3 The Demonized Aboriginal People | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three The Lieutenant: A Flawed Apology | 第30-40页 |
| 3.1 A Manifestation of Interdependency | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2 Massacre as a Tool to Right the History | 第33-36页 |
| 3.3 Aboriginal People as NobleLand Owners | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Four Sarah Thornhill: A Fulfilled Apology | 第40-50页 |
| 4.1 An Interrogator and Apology Deliverer | 第40-45页 |
| 4.2 The Traumatic Memory for Settler Descendants | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3 Aboriginal People as Victims of Colonization | 第46-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| Works Cited | 第53-57页 |
