| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| 1. Biography of V. S. Naipaul and His Cultural Background | 第8-10页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第10-14页 |
| 3. Research Methods and Goals of This Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 A Country of "Darkness": under Western Eyes | 第15-21页 |
| 1.1 "Darkness" subject in English literature: From Joseph Conrad to V.S.Naipaul | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1.1 "Darkness": A Symbol of the Third World | 第15-17页 |
| 1.1.2 Ideas of Juxtaposition of Cultures | 第17-18页 |
| 1.2 A Journey through "Darkness": Hysteria and Desperation | 第18-21页 |
| 1.2.1 Preconceived Images of India | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2.2 Problems of Indian Society | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 2 "Wounded Civilization": A Historical and ReligiousAnalysis of Indian Society | 第21-32页 |
| 2.1 Caste System and its Harmfulness | 第22-27页 |
| 2.1.1 People Lose Individuality in Castes | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Human Beings Become Functions in Caste System | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.3 Castes Bring in Segregation and Conflicts | 第25-26页 |
| 2.1.4 Persecution of the Untouchables | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2 Why the Outside World is Invisible to Indians | 第27-30页 |
| 2.3 Balance or Retreat | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 An Area of Awakening | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1 Changes of Naipaul | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 A Million Mutinies: Breaking up from the Past | 第33-35页 |
| Conclusion | 第35-38页 |
| Bibliography | 第38-40页 |
