| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter One Literature review | 第14-22页 |
| ·An overall picture | 第14-17页 |
| ·Hemingway and his fiction | 第17-19页 |
| ·The significance of the research | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Two Father's roles and Mutual influence of father-son | 第22-44页 |
| ·Father's roles in"Indian Camp" | 第22-30页 |
| ·A fixed refuge | 第23-25页 |
| ·A teacher | 第25-27页 |
| ·A ill-suited guide | 第27-30页 |
| ·Their mutual influence in"The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife" | 第30-44页 |
| ·Father's influence | 第31-35页 |
| ·Son's influence | 第35-39页 |
| ·The deconstruction of the father's figure | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter Three The revelation of father-son relationship | 第44-62页 |
| ·The ambiguous feelings in"Fathers and Sons" | 第44-51页 |
| ·The father-son predicament | 第45-47页 |
| ·The unbridgeable distance | 第47-49页 |
| ·The son's understanding | 第49-51页 |
| ·The son's approval in For Whom the Bell Tolls | 第51-62页 |
| ·The comparison of two fathers | 第51-55页 |
| ·The identification to father's cowardice | 第55-58页 |
| ·The understanding and reception | 第58-62页 |
| Chapter Four The positive father-son relationship in The Old Man and the Sea | 第62-76页 |
| ·The symbolic meaning | 第63-69页 |
| ·Santiago-a model for Manolin | 第63-65页 |
| ·Santiago and Manolin-Christ and disciples | 第65-67页 |
| ·Perseverance and faith | 第67-69页 |
| ·The source of strength | 第69-76页 |
| ·Two contrastive fathers | 第69-72页 |
| ·The son-an inspiration and a hope | 第72-74页 |
| ·A perfect display of the father-son relationship | 第74-76页 |
| Conclusion | 第76-80页 |
| Bibliography | 第80-84页 |
| Appendix | 第84-86页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第86-88页 |