| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| CONTENTS | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-15页 |
| ·The Significance of the Topic | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Overall Structure of This Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-23页 |
| ·Research on Conrad and His Works | 第15-20页 |
| ·Colonialism and Its Influence on Conrad | 第20-23页 |
| CHAPTER THREE CONRAD'S ANTI-COLONIALISM TENDENCY REFLECTED BY SYMBOLS IN HEART OF DARKNESS | 第23-47页 |
| ·Symbols of Characters—Representation and Spokesmen of Colonialism | 第24-28页 |
| ·Kurtz' Degeneration in Africa | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Company Accountant's Hypocrisy and Indifference | 第27-28页 |
| ·Symbols of Settings—Disclosing the Truth of Colonialism | 第28-40页 |
| ·The Journey Along The Congo River As a Symbol of Human Nature Exploring | 第29-35页 |
| ·A process of Dehumanization of Colonialists | 第29-32页 |
| ·A Spiritual Journey of Marlow's Self-Discovery | 第32-33页 |
| ·A Process of Witnessing the Barbarity of Colonialism | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Map as a Graph of Colonial Territories | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Ivory as the Prey of Colonialists | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Oil Painting as a Symbol of Foolishness of Colonialists | 第39-40页 |
| ·Svmbols of Colors | 第40-47页 |
| ·"Darkness" in Heart of Darkness | 第40-41页 |
| ·Light and Darkness | 第41-45页 |
| ·The Contrast Between White and Darkness | 第45-47页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR CONRAD'S PRO-COLONIALISM TENDENCY AND ITS ORIGINS | 第47-63页 |
| ·Conrad's Pro-Colonialism Tendency in Heart ofDarlmess | 第47-54页 |
| ·Distorting Depiction of Africa Continent and the Africans | 第48-50页 |
| ·Depiction of Characters Full of Prejudice | 第50-52页 |
| ·Condemning the African Continent for Colonialists' Intrusion | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Origins of Conrad's Pro-Colonialism Tendency | 第54-63页 |
| ·Cultural Ideologies for Conrad's Pro-Colonialism | 第54-57页 |
| ·Conrad's Life Expe riences | 第57-59页 |
| ·The Social Background | 第59-63页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第63-65页 |
| NOTES | 第65-67页 |
| REFERENCES | 第67-70页 |
