| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract in English | 第3-15页 |
| Chapter One Melville the Writer and Postcolonialism | 第15-32页 |
| ·Melville the Writer and His Major Works | 第17-20页 |
| ·Introduction of Postcolonialism and Its Different Braches | 第20-28页 |
| ·Common Features of Postcolonialism and Definition Adopted in This Thesis | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Two Typee: An Illusion on the Change of Identity | 第32-47页 |
| ·Non-communication between Whites and Typees | 第34-39页 |
| ·Misunderstanding Based on Presupposition | 第39-42页 |
| ·Resistance to Assimilation by Both Parts | 第42-47页 |
| Chapter Three Omoo: Corruption Resulted from Promotion of "Civilization" | 第47-56页 |
| ·Negative Consequences Brought About by the Spread of European Civilization | 第47-51页 |
| ·Illusion of Conversion Based on Christianity | 第51-56页 |
| Chapter Four Mardi: A Record of Colonial Expansion | 第56-69页 |
| ·Protest against Superior Ideology over "the Other" | 第56-62页 |
| ·Aspiration for Expansion—A Reflection of Dictatorship | 第62-69页 |
| Chapter Five Moby Dick: Gradual Understanding of "the Other" | 第69-85页 |
| ·Friendship and Bonds between Ishmael and Queequeg | 第70-76页 |
| ·Ishmael and Ahab's Gradual Understanding of Moby Dick | 第76-85页 |
| Chapter Six White-Jacket: A Charge on the Brutality and Cruel Treatment towards the Unknown | 第85-94页 |
| ·Exposition of the Hatred towards the Unknown | 第86-90页 |
| ·Functions and Affirmation of Identity | 第90-94页 |
| Chapter Seven Billy Budd: An Elegy On Democracy | 第94-106页 |
| ·Loss of the Rights of Discourse for "the Other" and Bias toward Them | 第96-101页 |
| ·White's Treachery against Pure Innocence of the Other | 第101-106页 |
| Conclusion | 第106-108页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第108-109页 |
| Bibliography | 第109-113页 |
| 独创性声明 | 第113页 |
