| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| Chapter One Life Out of Place: Confrontation of Form and Contingency | 第16-28页 |
| ·Martin’s Muddled Marriage | 第16-20页 |
| ·Dora and Micheal’s Failure to Fit in | 第20-24页 |
| ·Harriet’s Shattered Illusion | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter Two Futile Quest for Form and Order: Desire in Disguise | 第28-39页 |
| ·Martin’s Desire Incarnate in Masochism and Violence | 第28-32页 |
| ·Dora and Michael’s Desire Incarnate in Power-gaining and Neurosis | 第32-35页 |
| ·Harriet’s Desire Incarnate in Mythological Patterns | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Three Reconciled with Reality: Swimming in the Sea of Contingencies | 第39-47页 |
| ·Martin’s Acceptance of Reality | 第39-42页 |
| ·Michael and Dora’s Self-discovery | 第42-44页 |
| ·Harriet’s Death | 第44-47页 |
| Conclusion | 第47-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-52页 |
