| Abstract in English | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Preface in Chinese | 第8-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| Chapter One The Redefined Gender Ideology | 第19-29页 |
| Ⅰ Suggesting a Redefined Gender System | 第19-21页 |
| i gender-relative definitions | 第19页 |
| ii A Harmonic System | 第19-21页 |
| Ⅱ Redefining Victorian Gender Ideology | 第21-24页 |
| i Chopin presents unconventional characters in the fast-changing Victorian era | 第21-23页 |
| ii Chopin redefines gender through male and female characters in The Awakening | 第23-24页 |
| Ⅲ The redefined gender traits and roles interweave with each other | 第24-27页 |
| Ⅳ Chopin's redefining is to enrich the gender ideology | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Two The Redefined Feminine Ideology | 第29-46页 |
| Ⅰ Feminine Beauty | 第30-31页 |
| Ⅱ Intellectualism | 第31-33页 |
| Ⅲ Ration | 第33-37页 |
| Ⅳ Independence | 第37-41页 |
| Ⅴ Sexuality | 第41-44页 |
| Ⅵ The masculine can interact with the traditionally feminine to make fuller women | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Three The Redefined Masculine Ideology | 第46-56页 |
| Ⅰ Notions of Masculine Gender Ideology | 第46-48页 |
| Ⅱ The Possible Appropriation of Masculinity and Femininity from Each Other | 第48-49页 |
| Ⅲ Chopin redefines masculinity through male characters | 第49-56页 |
| i Passivity, Meekness, and Subordination | 第50-53页 |
| ii Shifted Gender Roles | 第53-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-57页 |
| Works Cited | 第57-59页 |
| Works Consulted | 第59-60页 |
