| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| Chapter One Warren's Eternal Quest for the Theme of Self-knowledge | 第16-26页 |
| ·Historical background | 第16-19页 |
| ·Life experience and its influence on the Author's writing | 第19-23页 |
| ·Essential Significance of Self-knowledge and Way to Gain Self-knowledge | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Two Exploration of Inner Cave for Self-Knowledge | 第26-44页 |
| ·Jasper Harrick's Entombment in the Cave and Its Implications | 第26-29页 |
| ·Jack Harrick's Attainment of Self-knowledge with Help of Brother Sumpter andCelia Hornby | 第29-37页 |
| ·Trapped in Self-narrowness before Gaining Self-Knowledge | 第30-32页 |
| ·Self-knowledge Gained through Self-Excavation with Misery | 第32-37页 |
| ·Self-knowledge Gained by Nicholas Papadoupalous in an Epiphany | 第37-39页 |
| ·Unfulfilled Exploration Leading to Self-imprisonment | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter Three The Symbolic Meaning of the Cave | 第44-55页 |
| ·The Image of Platonic Cave | 第44-47页 |
| ·A Tomb-Womb Image and Its Sexual Overtones | 第47-49页 |
| ·Human Emptiness—Yearning for Fulfillment | 第49-51页 |
| ·Jesus Christ's Tomb—a Place for Salvation and Resurrection | 第51-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-63页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第63-64页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第64页 |
