| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-17页 |
| 1． About Heart of Darkness | 第12-14页 |
| 1．1 Conrad's Unique Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1．2 Heart of Darkness and Its Meaning | 第13-14页 |
| 2． About The Great Gatsby | 第14-16页 |
| 2．1 Fitzgerald and His Career | 第14-15页 |
| 2．2 The Great Gatsby and Its Reputation | 第15-16页 |
| 3． Conclusion | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two On Conrad's Influence on Fitzgerald | 第17-23页 |
| 1． About the Problem of Influence | 第17页 |
| 2． Fitzgerald's Acknowledgements | 第17-18页 |
| 3． Researches on Conrad's Influence on Fitzgerald | 第18-23页 |
| Chapter Three On the Two Novels' Themes | 第23-46页 |
| 1． The Narration of The Authors' Lives | 第23-26页 |
| 1．1 Conrad's Experiences in Heart of Darkness | 第23页 |
| 1．2 Fitzgerald's Life in The Great Gatsby | 第23-26页 |
| 2． Two Graceful Dreams | 第26-31页 |
| 2．1 Kurtz's Congolese Dream | 第26-29页 |
| 2．2 Gatsby's American Dream | 第29-30页 |
| 2．3 Conclusion | 第30-31页 |
| 3． Two Narrators' Exploration | 第31-46页 |
| 3．1 Marlow's Exploration from Brussels to Congo | 第31-39页 |
| 3．2 Nick's Journey from the West to the East | 第39-44页 |
| 3．3 Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four On the Technique of the Dual Narrative | 第46-54页 |
| 1． The Reliability of a First-person Narrator | 第46-51页 |
| 1．1 Marlow--A Reliable Narrator | 第46-48页 |
| 1．2 Nick--A Reliable Narrator Too | 第48-51页 |
| 2． Two Narrators' Role as Important Characters | 第51-54页 |
| 2．1 Marlow--An Important Character | 第51-52页 |
| 2．2 Nick--An Important Character As Well | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-57页 |
