| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Feasibility and Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation of the Research | 第14-16页 |
| ·Cultural Studies and Literary Studies | 第14-15页 |
| ·Cultural Criticism and Literary Criticism | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| ·Hemingway and The Old Man and the Sea as Studied | 第18-20页 |
| ·A General Introduction to New Historicism | 第20-24页 |
| ·Birth Background and Evolution of New Historicism | 第20-21页 |
| ·Major Theoretical Concerns of New Historicism | 第21-24页 |
| ·Literature and History,Society and Culture | 第21-22页 |
| ·Self and Self-fashioning in New Historicism | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Applicability and Significance of the New Historical Approach to The Old Man and the Sea | 第24-28页 |
| ·The Features and Newness of New Historicism | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Significance of New Historicism to The Old Man and the Sea | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Hemingway's Self-construction and Exposure in The Old Man and the Sea | 第28-33页 |
| ·An Overview of the Plot of The Old Man and the Sea | 第28-29页 |
| ·Realization of Hemingway's Triangle Structure of Personality in The Old Man and the Sea | 第29-31页 |
| ·Santiago in The Old Man and the Sea | 第29-30页 |
| ·Three Selves and Three Personalities | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Significance of Hemingway's Self-construction | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Contributive Reasons to the Triangle Structure of Self-construction | 第33-48页 |
| ·Framework of Hemingway's Triangle Structure of Personality | 第33-38页 |
| ·Existentialism's Influence on Literary Personality | 第34-35页 |
| ·Literary Personality's Construction by Cultural Values | 第35-38页 |
| ·European Values | 第35-36页 |
| ·American Values | 第36-37页 |
| ·Personal Values | 第37-38页 |
| ·Establishment of Historical and Cultural Personality | 第38-46页 |
| ·Construction of Historical Personality by Power | 第38-44页 |
| ·Power of Cultural Subversion to the Construction of Historical Personality | 第40-43页 |
| ·Cultural Subversion to Capitalism in Historical Personality | 第40-42页 |
| ·Historical Personality in Revolt of Dominant Cultural Values | 第42-43页 |
| ·Power of Cultural Containment in the Construction of Historical Personality | 第43-44页 |
| ·Realization of Cultural Personality | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Relationship of the Three Personalities | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| ·Findings and Results of the Research | 第48-49页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第49页 |
| ·Expectation and Suggestions for Further Study | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-54页 |
| Papers Published | 第54页 |