ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS5-6
中文摘要6-7
ABSTRACT7-9
1. Introduction9-15
1.1 Iris Murdoch and The Sea,the Sea9-11
1.2 Literature review11-13
1.3 Focus and structure of the thesis13-15
2. The Male Narrator's Voice and Female Voices15-27
2.1 The male narrator's character15-21
2.1.1 Jealous16-17
2.1.2 Possessive17-18
2.1.3 Self-centered18-19
2.1.4 Fanciful19-21
2.2 The narrator's interference with female voices21-27
2.2.1 Submergence21-23
2.2.2 Interruption23-25
2.2.3 Distortion25-27
3. Female Voices Breaking Out of Male Narration27-41
3.1 Voices of accusation27-33
3.1.1 Accusing Charles of disturbing their pves27-29
3.1.2 Accusing Charles of jilting them29-32
3.1.3 Accusing Charles of abusing power32-33
3.2 Voices of critici33-37
3.2.1 Criticizing Charles' judgment of marriage34-35
3.2.2 Criticizing Charles' attitude towards love35-37
3.3 Voices of persuasion37-41
3.3.1 Persuading Charles to abandon male-centric fantasy37-38
3.3.2 Persuading Charles to see and respect woman's "otherness"38-41
4. Conclusion41-43
Bibpography43-44