| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-20页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Chinua Achebe and His Novel Things Fall Apart | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第11-16页 |
| 1.3 Research Target of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Framework of the Thesis | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter Two A Survey of Masculinities Theory | 第20-26页 |
| 2.1 Historical Background | 第20页 |
| 2.2 The Concept of Plural Masculinities | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 The Three-fold Model of the Structure of Gender | 第22页 |
| 2.4 Freud: Oedipus Complex | 第22-23页 |
| 2.5 Michael S. Kimmel: Masculinity as Homophobia | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Masculinities in the Pre-colonial Igbo Society | 第26-46页 |
| 3.1 Political, Economic and Cultural Context | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1.1 Political Context | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.2 Economic Context | 第27页 |
| 3.1.3 Cultural Context | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2 Representation of Masculinities in Things Fall Apart | 第29-46页 |
| 3.2.1 Igbo Masculinity as Warrior Masculinity | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Multiple Masculinities in the Igbo Society and Their Interplay | 第31-38页 |
| 3.2.3 A Case Study of Masculinities of Three Generations : Unoka, Okonkwo, and Nowye | 第38-46页 |
| Chapter Four Masculinities in Colonial Igbo Society | 第46-60页 |
| 4.1 Political, Economic and Cultural Context | 第46-49页 |
| 4.1.1 Political Context | 第46-47页 |
| 4.1.2 Economic Context | 第47-48页 |
| 4.1.3 Cultural Context | 第48-49页 |
| 4.2 Representation of Masculinities in Things Fall Apart | 第49-60页 |
| 4.2.1 The General Emasculation of the Clan | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2.2 A Slide into Colonialized Marketplace Masculinity --- Depravation ofIgbo Masculinity | 第52-56页 |
| 4.2.3 Different Reactions of Multiple Masculinities | 第56-60页 |
| Chapter Five Achebe’s Perception of Igbo Masculinity and its GenderRelations | 第60-66页 |
| 5.1 Achebe’s Attitude toward Patriarchy in Traditional Igboland | 第60-62页 |
| 5.2 Achebe’s Attitude toward the Evolvement of Igbo Masculinity in the Processof Colonization | 第62-66页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-74页 |
| Curriculum Vitae | 第74页 |
