| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-19页 |
| Chapter One Multiple Connotations of Death | 第19-28页 |
| A. Reflecting love of life | 第19-21页 |
| B. Showing the value of freedom | 第21-23页 |
| C. Demonstrating the significance of faith | 第23-28页 |
| Chapter Two Diverse Functions of Death | 第28-39页 |
| A. Death as a form of punishment | 第28-33页 |
| B. Death as a means of sacrifice | 第33-35页 |
| C. Death as an end of secular life | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Three Various Attitudes Towards Death | 第39-48页 |
| A. Fearing death as a devil | 第39-42页 |
| B. Accepting death as a natural process | 第42-45页 |
| C. Confronting death with reason and confidence | 第45-48页 |
| Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Notes | 第50-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57页 |
