| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第9-20页 |
| ·E.M Forster and A Passage to India | 第10-14页 |
| ·Symbolism: a definition | 第14-17页 |
| ·Focus of the present thesis | 第17-20页 |
| 2. Symbolic Meaning of the Title: Dream in Reality | 第20-26页 |
| 3. Symbols of Dream beyond Reality | 第26-40页 |
| ·Mosque, location of polo game and the temple at Mau | 第26-31页 |
| ·Aziz and Fielding | 第31-35页 |
| ·Persian poetry, Godpole's song "Come" and his summons to "Tukaram" | 第35-40页 |
| 4. Symbols of Reality | 第40-50页 |
| ·Marabar caves | 第40-44页 |
| ·Adela | 第44-46页 |
| ·The collision at boating scene | 第46-50页 |
| 5. Symbols of Dream in Reality | 第50-61页 |
| ·The parting scene of Aziz and Fielding in the last chapter | 第50-53页 |
| ·Mrs. Moore | 第53-56页 |
| ·Sun, punkah wallah and the man in the temple at Mau | 第56-61页 |
| 6. Symbolism: A Necessity | 第61-66页 |
| 7. Conclusion | 第66-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-68页 |
