| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·The Novel and its Author | 第12-13页 |
| ·Major Critical Response to The Catcher in the Rye | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter Two: Holden and His Story | 第17-31页 |
| ·The Obsession of Ducks | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Possession by Demons | 第20-22页 |
| ·Fall from Childhood to Maturity | 第22-26页 |
| ·Abandoning Himself to the Thought | 第26-27页 |
| ·"Lucky" Fall in the Toilet | 第27-28页 |
| ·Puzzling End of Holden | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three: Holden and His Language | 第31-38页 |
| ·The Real Nature of Holden's Coarse Language | 第32-36页 |
| ·Philosophical Features of Holden's Language | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four: Holden and His Society | 第38-44页 |
| ·Holden and the 50s | 第38-39页 |
| ·Holden with Sociological and Psychoanalytical theories | 第39-42页 |
| ·Holden and Mass Media | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第44-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-48页 |
