| 摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第8-9页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Structure | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-21页 |
| 2.1 Related Studies on Runaway | 第12-15页 |
| 2.2 Introduction to Gothic and Gothic Fiction | 第15-18页 |
| 2.3 Female Gothic Fiction as a Genre | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第21-28页 |
| 3.1 Female Gothic Characterizations | 第21-23页 |
| 3.2 Female Gothic Settings | 第23-25页 |
| 3.3 Female Gothic Narratives | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Four Female Gothic Elements in Runaway | 第28-49页 |
| 4.1 Dichotomous Gothic Images | 第28-34页 |
| 4.1.1 Feminine Angels V.S. Feminine Monsters | 第28-31页 |
| 4.1.2 Perilous Villains V.S. Genteel Rescuers | 第31-34页 |
| 4.2 Patriarchal Confining Spaces | 第34-41页 |
| 4.2.1 Puritanical Small towns | 第34-37页 |
| 4.2.2 Unhomely Domestic Homes | 第37-41页 |
| 4.3 Gothic Subjective Narratives | 第41-49页 |
| 4.3.1 Nonlinear Narratives: Flashbacks and Flashforwards | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3.2 Unreliable Narrative Form: Encoded Letters | 第44-49页 |
| Chapter Five Dilemma of Women and the Way-out | 第49-59页 |
| 5.1 Depicting Women’s Moral Dilemma through Psychological Realism | 第49-52页 |
| 5.2 Echoing to Female Gothic Theme: Women’s Victimization | 第52-54页 |
| 5.3 Speculations on Female Protagonists’ Failed Runaways | 第54-59页 |
| 5.3.1 Becoming an Integral Part in the Public Sphere | 第54-56页 |
| 5.3.2 Reconstruction of a Whole Selfhood | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| References | 第62-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-68页 |
| Publications | 第68-69页 |
