| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-19页 |
| Chapter One The Cave Images and the Construction of Life 11 | 第19-36页 |
| A. The Age of Innocence:Hobbit-hole as theBeginning | 第19-24页 |
| 1. Hobbit-hole as the Symbol of Peace andSerenity | 第21-22页 |
| 2. Hobbit-hole as the Symbol of Prosperity andComfort | 第22-24页 |
| B. The Encounter of Shadow:Goblin Cave in Misty Mountains | 第24-36页 |
| 1. Gollum as the Symbol ofShadow | 第25-33页 |
| 2. The One Ring as the Symbol of Desire | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Two The Cave Images and the Destruction of Life 27 | 第36-47页 |
| A. The Abyss of Unlimited Desire:the Dwarf Caves | 第36-42页 |
| 1. Balrog in Mines of Moria as the Destructive Power from Inside | 第36-38页 |
| 2. Smaug in Lonely Mountain as the Destructive Power from Outside | 第38-42页 |
| B. The Land of Corruption:Spider Shelob in Torech Ungol | 第42-47页 |
| Chapter Three The Cave Images and the Reconstruction of Life 39 | 第47-57页 |
| A. Paths of the Dead as the Symbol of Redemption | 第47-50页 |
| B. Shire as the Symbol of Return | 第50-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Works Cited | 第59-60页 |
