| Acknowledgments | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| 1.1 Herman Melville and Moby Dick | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Nobel Prize Winner:Ernest Hemingway and The Old Man and the Sea | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第12-19页 |
| 1.4 The Research Method and the Outline of This Thesis | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework | 第22-29页 |
| 2.1 The Rise of Ecocriticism in Postmodern Period | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2 The Significance of Ecological Studies in Classical Literary Works | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 The Relation between Man and Nature represented by Ahab andSantiago | 第29-37页 |
| 3.1 Ahab's Hostility to Nature | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Avatar of Anthropocentrism:Ahab's Desire of Ruling the Sea | 第29-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Powerful Destroyer:Ahab's Ruthless Hunting of Moby Dick | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Santiago's Ambivalent Attitude towards Nature | 第32-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Doomed Fisherman:the Killer of Sea Creatures | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Kindhearted Old Man:the Admirer of the Beauty of Nature | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter 4 The Relation between Man and Man in Moby Dick and The Old Manand the Sea | 第37-45页 |
| 4.1 Twisted Relations between Man and Man in Moby Dick | 第37-41页 |
| 4.1.1 Strict Social Hierarchy among the People on Board | 第38-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Man's Indifference towards Each Other | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2 Harmonious Relations between Man and Man in The Old Man and the Sea | 第41-45页 |
| 4.2.1 The Moving "Father and Son" Relation between Santiago and Manolin | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2.2 The Friendliness of the People around Santiago | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Embodiment of the Relation between Man and Himself in Ahab andSantiago | 第45-50页 |
| 5.1 Ahab's Alienation from Himself | 第45-47页 |
| 5.2 Santiago's Redemption of Himself | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| References | 第53-56页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间的科研成果 | 第56页 |
