| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Objectives and Significance of the Research | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1 Previous Researches on Angels and Demons Abroad | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Previous Researches on Angels and Demons at Home | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THERORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第19-24页 |
| 3.1 The Overview of Narratology | 第19-20页 |
| 3.2 The Focused Narration | 第20-22页 |
| 3.2.1 The Inner-focusing Narration | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2.2 The Outer-focusing Narration | 第22页 |
| 3.3 The Linear Narration | 第22-24页 |
| CHAPTER FOURTHE SUMMARY AND CLASSIFICATION OF SYMBOLS INANGELS AND DEMONS | 第24-27页 |
| 4.1 The Holy Seat as the Iconic Symbol | 第24页 |
| 4.2 The Illuminati Sculptures as the Indexed Symbols | 第24-25页 |
| 4.3 The Illuminati Words as the Linguistic Symbols | 第25-27页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE THE EMBODIMENT OF SYMBOLS ON THE FOCUSEDNARRATION IN ANGELS AND DEMONS | 第27-36页 |
| 5.1 The Reflection of Symbols on the Inner-focusing Narration in Angels andDemons | 第27-35页 |
| 5.2 The Reflection of the Symbol “Diamond”on the Outer-focusing Narration inAngels and Demons | 第35-36页 |
| CHAPTER SIX THE PROMOTION OF SYMBOLS TO THE LINEARNARRATION IN ANGELS AND DEMONS | 第36-52页 |
| 6.1 The Symbol-leading Beginning | 第36-37页 |
| 6.2 The Suspense-setting Development | 第37-40页 |
| 6.3 The Interlocking Climax | 第40-49页 |
| 6.4 The Unexpected Ending | 第49-52页 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSION | 第52-55页 |
| 7.1 Findings | 第52-53页 |
| 7.2 Weakness and Future Studies | 第53-55页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第55-57页 |
| Appendix | 第57-58页 |
