| Introduction | 第1-11页 |
| Chapter one: A brief introduction to the plots | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter two: Dickens and the grotesqueness | 第14-26页 |
| ·The term 'grotesque' and its tradition | 第14-15页 |
| ·Dickens' fantastic traffic to the world of grotesqueness | 第15-24页 |
| ·Discussion of the grotesque in David Copperfield | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter three: The breeding of cannibals | 第26-41页 |
| ·Childhood cannibalistic vignettes | 第26-31页 |
| ·An interloper at David's mother's breast | 第26-30页 |
| ·The voiced anger of son toward mother | 第30-31页 |
| ·Incarnation of the savage adult world in Chatham | 第31-34页 |
| ·David's devouring preoccupation with Dora in his manhood | 第34-39页 |
| ·Steerforth as a fallen Lucifer | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter four: Angelic fairytale method perfected | 第41-54页 |
| ·Miss Betsey as a fairy godmother | 第41-46页 |
| ·A witch walking into David's life | 第41-44页 |
| ·Supernatural potency at David's destruction | 第44-46页 |
| ·Agnes as a good angel | 第46-54页 |
| ·The character prototype of Agnes | 第46-47页 |
| ·David's superficial allegiance to his good angel | 第47-49页 |
| ·Beneficent Madonna and perfect woman | 第49-52页 |
| ·Dickens' manipulation of good and bad angels | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第54-57页 |
| Notes | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-59页 |