Contents

Abstractiii

摘  要v

Contents..vi

Chapter One Introduction..1

  1.1 The Statement of the Study.1

    1.1.1 The Purpose of the Study.1

    1.1.2 The Significance of the Study..1

1.1.3 The Framework of the Thesis2

  1.2 Literature Review.2

1.2.1 The Previous Study at Home.2

    1.2.2 The Previous Study Abroad3

  1.3 The Introduction of Passion.3

1.3.1 The Study on Alice Munro.3

    1.3.2 The Background Information of Passion.4       

Chapter Two General Analysis of Grace's Concept of Marriage and Love.6

  2.1 Standard of Boyfriend6       

  2.2 Desire for Passion6

Chapter Three Contrast of Concept of Marriage and Love..8

  3.1 Contrast Between Grace and Mrs. Travers..8

  3.2 Contrast Between Grace and Maury9

Chapter Four Reasons of Grace's Concept of Marriage and Love.12

  4.1 Social Background12

4.1.1 Canadian Seek for Identity.12

    4.1.2 Change of Female Role.14

  4.2 Personal Factors.15

    4.2.1 Family Background.15

    4.2.2 Educational Experience.16

  4.3 Character Aspect.17

Chapter Five Conclusion.19

Works Cited20

On the Female Concept of Marriage and Love in Alice Munro’s Passion

Chapter One Introduction

1.1 The Statement of the Study

1.1.1 The Purpose of the Study

The paper will analyze the concept of marriage and love of Grace and contrast hers with that of the other characters in the novel. By presenting the difficulties that women try to get rid of the depressed state and seek for free lifestyle in love, marriage and family, the paper will explore multilevel reasons including social background, personal factors and character aspects. The adoption of the method of comparative studies makes it easier to explore the effects of multilevel factors on the concept of marriage and love of female characters in the novel.  

1.1.2 The Significance of the Study

The contemporary Canadian women”s marriage and love is an epitome of Canadian women’s life condition. And the female concept of marriage and love is an epitome of female World outlook and values. The thesis is about the study of contemporary Canadian women’s marriage and the changes of the consciousness of female liberation, revealing the history problems hidden in the novel. 

The study on the novels collection “runaway” is far more than that on the novel passion not only in the study abroad, but also in the study at home. However, the thesis is strongly targeted as it focus on one novel in a novel collection which shares the same theme, aimed at increasing the domestic research on Alice Munro’s novels.来!自~吹冰论-文|网www.chuibin.com

1.1.3 The Framework of the Thesis

    Chapter one is about the statement of the study, the literature review and the introduction of Passion. The statement of the study is pided into three parts: the purpose of the study, the significance of the study and the framework of the thesis. The literature review is about the previous study at Home and the previous study abroad. The introduction of Passion focus on the study on Alice Munro and the background information of Passion.

Chapter two is the general analysis of Grace’s concept of marriage and love including her standard of boyfriend and her desire for Passion.

Chapter three is about the contrast of concept of marriage and love between Grace and Mrs. Travers, Grace and Maury through the dialogues and mental activities of them described in the novel, reflecting the truth that different conditions of family, education and social factors have rather different effects on the concept of marriage and love.