introduction
　0.1 review of critical study on elizabeth jolley
　0.2 a semiological approach
　0.3 method of application
chapter one margin and center
　1.1 dichotomous conceptualization of the wodd
　1.2 definition of margin and center
　1.3 relationship between margin and center
　conclusion
chapter two elizabeth johey and sense of margin-- central mischief
　2.1 claims of being marginal
　2.2 self-discovery and dual division
　2.3 marginal representations in jolley's fiction
　conclusion
chapter three silence in the shadow of power-- mr.scobie's riddle
　3.1 silence as instrument of insensibility
　3.2 silence in the generation gap
　3.3 silence in the form of power
　conclusion
chapter four myths of margin and codes of powerlessness-- milk and honey
　4.1 myths of ideal and instrument of power
　4.2 myths of margin and mystery as the other
　4.3 codes of powerlessness and the opposition of myth
　conclusion
chapter five demystification of the myths -- palomino
　5.1 lesbian--a shunned existence
　5.2 sexuality as dynamic-- demystification of heterosexuality
　5.3 sexual equality-- from lesbian visibility to corporeal subjectivity
　conclusion
chapter six changing perspectives on margin-- an innocent gentleman
　6.1 personality marginalized
　6.2 personality diminished
　6.3 live-and-let-live personality
　conclusion
chapter seven a new perspective between margin and center -- the orchard thieves
　7.1 reconsidering the two aspects-- margin and center
　7.2 transcending the two layers-- individual and societal
　7.3 breaking through the dichotomy-- integration-in-diversity
　conclusion
conclusion boundary blurred-- concurrent cosmos
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