| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| Part Ⅰ The Names of Major Characters in Life of Pi | 第18-32页 |
| Ⅰ. Pi's Two Names | 第18-23页 |
| The Full Name "Piscine Molitor Patel" | 第18-20页 |
| The New Name "Pi" | 第20-23页 |
| Ⅱ. The Tiger's Name "Richard Parker" | 第23-28页 |
| "Richard Parker" in History | 第23-24页 |
| "Richard Parker" in the Novel | 第24-28页 |
| Ⅲ. "Mr. Kumar" vs. "Mr. Kumar" | 第28-32页 |
| Two Opposite Mr. Kumars | 第28-29页 |
| Science vs. Religion | 第29-32页 |
| Part Ⅱ Other Typical Names in Life of Pi | 第32-43页 |
| Ⅰ. The Ship's Name "Tsimtsum" | 第32-35页 |
| The Conception of Tsimtsum | 第32-33页 |
| Tsimtsum and Pi | 第33-35页 |
| Ⅱ. The Names of the Two Animals | 第35-39页 |
| Another Tiger's Name "Mahisha" | 第35-37页 |
| The Orangutan's Name "Orange Juice" | 第37-39页 |
| Ⅲ. Some Minor Names in Adult Pi's Family | 第39-43页 |
| The Names of Pi's Children | 第39-41页 |
| The Names of Pi's Pets | 第41-43页 |
| Part Ⅲ Naming Acts in Life of Pi | 第43-66页 |
| Ⅰ. Pi's Power of Self-naming | 第43-51页 |
| From "Piscine" to "Pi" | 第44-46页 |
| Naming Himselfin Two Stories | 第46-51页 |
| Ⅱ.Pi's Power of Renaming Religious Belief | 第51-59页 |
| Believing in Three Religions | 第52-56页 |
| Uttering the Names of Different Gods | 第56-59页 |
| Ⅲ.The Absence of the French Cook's Name | 第59-66页 |
| Who is the French Cook? | 第59-62页 |
| Why is the French Cook's Name Absent? | 第62-66页 |
| Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| Notes | 第69-72页 |
| Select Bibliography | 第72-74页 |
