| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Lists of Abbreviations | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-12页 |
| Abstract in English | 第12-18页 |
| I. Introduction | 第18-44页 |
| A. Plot | 第18-29页 |
| 1. What is plot? | 第18-23页 |
| 2. The possibility and ways of abstracting plot from a text | 第23-29页 |
| B. The significance of studying plot | 第29-34页 |
| C. The significance of studying the plot in Conrad's fiction | 第34-44页 |
| II. A typological study of Conrad's plot | 第44-137页 |
| A. Isolation mode of tragedy in Conrad's fiction | 第47-104页 |
| 1. Definition of isolation mode of tragedy | 第47-49页 |
| 2. Isolation mode of tragedy in Conrad's fiction | 第49-104页 |
| a. The pre-fall stage, where the ambitious protagonist is unsatisfied | 第51-59页 |
| b. The second stage: the character's first fall as a free choice driven by ambition | 第59-70页 |
| c. The third stage: the isolation from the society due to his first fall | 第70-86页 |
| d. The fourth stage: the character's second fall also as a free choice driven by his ambition | 第86-92页 |
| e. The fifth stage: the last choice either to surrender or to accept his fate courageously | 第92-103页 |
| f. The sixth stage: the denouement | 第103-104页 |
| 3. A conclusion for the isolation mode of tragedy in Conrad's fiction | 第104页 |
| B. Repetition mode of tragedy in Conrad's fiction | 第104-137页 |
| 1. Definition of repetition mode of tragedy | 第104-106页 |
| 2. Individual's repetition of a mistake | 第106-112页 |
| 3. The repetition of a mistake by different persons | 第112-137页 |
| III. The Double Plot in Conrad's Fiction | 第137-184页 |
| A. The definition of double plot | 第137-141页 |
| B. The double plot in Conrad's fiction | 第141-180页 |
| 1. Representation or creation? | 第141-172页 |
| a. The limited access to the information | 第145-151页 |
| b. The limitations of language | 第151-158页 |
| c. The attempt of plotting a good story, complete and meaningful | 第158-172页 |
| 2. Biography or autobiography? | 第172-180页 |
| C. The causes and effect of the double plot in Conrad's fiction | 第180-184页 |
| IV. Conclusion | 第184-186页 |
| Appendix | 第186-193页 |
| Works Cited | 第193-198页 |
