| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-9页 |
| Preface in Chinese | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| A. An Introduction to Greene's Life and His Works | 第13-15页 |
| B. A Survey of Criticism on Greene's Works | 第15-16页 |
| C. A Summary of The Heart of the Matter | 第16-18页 |
| D. A Survey of Criticism on The Heart of the Matter | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ The Heart of the Matter as a Tragedy | 第21-28页 |
| A. Its Inheritance of Aristotle's Tragic Theory | 第21-24页 |
| 1. The Tragic Action | 第21-22页 |
| 2. The Tragic Hero | 第22-24页 |
| B. Its Development of Aristotle's Tragic Theory | 第24-28页 |
| 1. Its Emphasis on Scobie's Thought | 第24-25页 |
| 2. Scobie's Sense of Pity and Responsibility | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ The Central Cause of Scobie's Tragedy | 第28-42页 |
| A. Two Kinds of Man's Attitude Toward the World | 第28-29页 |
| B. Scobie's Relations to Those He Claims to Love | 第29-35页 |
| 1. Scobie's Relation to His Wife | 第29-31页 |
| 2. Scobie's Relation to His Mistress | 第31-33页 |
| 3. Scobie's Relation to Ali | 第33-35页 |
| C. The Inevitability of Scobie's Suicide | 第35-42页 |
| 1. Scobie's Sense of Failure | 第35-37页 |
| 2. Scobie's Sense of Tiredness | 第37-39页 |
| 3. Scobie's Longing for Peace | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter IV Tragic Effects of The Heart of the Matter | 第42-45页 |
| A. Tragic Pity and Fear | 第42-44页 |
| B. Catharsis | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第45-46页 |
| Works Cited | 第46-48页 |
