声明
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRoDUCTIoN
1．1 An Introduction to Alice Munro and Her Works
1．2 Significance and Structure of the Thesis
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2．1 Literature Review
2．2 An Introduction to Feminism
2．3 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
CHAPTER3 AWAKENING OF FEMALE CONSCIOUSNESS
3．1 Conflicts between Ideal and Reality
3．1．1 Confrontation between Female Consciousness and Traditional Female Roles
3．1．2 Immense Terror of the Unknown World
3．2 Destructive Gender Roles under Patriarchy
3．2．1 Women’s Inequality Resulting from the Patriarchy
3．2．2 Men’s Aggression Associated with Manhood
3．3 Psychological Causes of Women’s Awakening
3．3．1 Conflicts between Persona and Shadow
3．3．2 Expression of Their Inner Resentment
CHAPTER 4 WOMEN’S STRUGGLES REFLECTED IN RUNAWAY
4．1 Struggles with Families
4．1．1 Struggles with Families Seen from Runaway
4．1．2 Defiance of Parental Ignorance and Tradition
4．2 Struggles for Gender Equality
4．2．1 Rebellion against Sexism
4．2．2 Mixture of Love and Hatred
CHAPTER 5 LONG WAY TO WOMEN’S EQUALITY IN PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY
5．1 Women’s Need to realize Self-esteem and Self-actualization
5．1．1 Struggle out of Shackles Imposed on Women
5．1．2 Journey to Self-discovery
5．2 A Long Way to Women’s Independence，Equality and Freedom
5．2．1 Resistance to the Patriarchal Values
5．2．2 Construction of a Harmonious Gender Relationship
5．2．3 Persistent Self-improvement
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION
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