| Synopsis | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter Two William Golding and his Lord of the Flies | 第16-25页 |
| 1.W illiam Golding as a writer | 第18-21页 |
| 2.L ord of the Flies and its reception | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter Three The philosophy of irony | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Four The external source of irony in Lord of the Flies | 第28-58页 |
| 1.A parody of R. M. Ballantyne's The Coral Island | 第29-36页 |
| 2.U topian theme | 第36-43页 |
| 3.T he theme of playing | 第43-52页 |
| 4.T he theme of rescue | 第52-58页 |
| Chapter Five The internal source of irony in Lord of the Flies | 第58-73页 |
| 1.T he image of man-animal | 第59-65页 |
| 2.T he image of clothing-nakedness | 第65-70页 |
| 3.T he image of fire-sight | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第73-79页 |
| Selected Bibliography | 第79-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81页 |
