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Acknowledgement
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Studies on Carol Shields and The Stone Diaries in China
2.2 Studies on Carol Shields and The Stone Diaries Internatioanally
CHAPTER THREE WOMEN AS "THE SECOND SEX" AND "THE OTHER"
3.1 Woman as "The Other"
3.1.1 Simone de Beauvoir
3.1.2 The Second Sex
CHAPTER FOUR AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAJOR ROLES IN THE STONE DIARIES
4.1 Daisy's Four Mothers: Victims of the Male-dominated Society
4.1.1 Mercy Stone Goodwill: Object of Sexual Desire
4.1.2 Clarentine Flett: A Traditional Housewife
4.1.3 Mrs. Arthur Hoad: No Selfhood
4.1.4 Maria Goodwill: A Lonely and Silent Soul
4.2 Daisy Goodwill Flea: Changing Role from Birth to Death
4.2.1 Birth: Embodiment of Loneliness
4.2.2 Childhood: Embodiment of Isolation
4.2.3 Marriage: Unfortunate
4.2.4 Love: Enjoying a Peaceful Life
4.2.5 Motherhood: Being an Isolated Caregiver
4.2.6 Work: Being a Professional Woman
4.2.7 Sorrow: Losing Job Opportunity
4.2.8 Ease, Illness, Decline, and Death: Void and Loneliness Again
4.3 Alice Flett Downing: Being Independent Professional Woman
4.4 An Analysis of the Major Male Roles: Master of Family and Life
4.4.1 Cuyler Goodwill
4.4.2 Magnus Flett
4.4.3 Barker Flett
CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION
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