| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第12-22页 |
| Chapter 1. Reshaping Characters with Direct Depiction | 第22-37页 |
| 1.1 Discrepancy of the Unreliable Characterization in the Two Media | 第22-28页 |
| 1.2 Exaggerating Briony’s Negative Traits in the Film | 第28-35页 |
| 1.3 The Side Effect of Inviting Celebrities in the Film | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 2. Restructuring the Plot and the Ending | 第37-49页 |
| 2.1 Clearer Structure and Plot Ordering in the Film | 第37-40页 |
| 2.2 Intentions of Creating Different Endings in the Two Media | 第40-49页 |
| Chapter 3. Reinterpreting the Three Motifs of Atonement | 第49-58页 |
| 3.1 Criticising the Motif of Atonement in the Novel | 第49-53页 |
| 3.2 Artistic Presentation of War and Reinforcement of Love in the Film | 第53-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| References | 第60-64页 |
