| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-22页 |
| 1.1 Joseph Conrad and An Outcast of the Islands | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| 1.3 Relevant Theories | 第16-19页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Statement | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 2 English Literature tradition and Hero Image Construction | 第22-30页 |
| 2.1 Adventure Stories and Hero Image Construction | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 Imperial Romance and Hero Images on Other's Land | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3 Joseph Conrad and Hero Image Deconstruction | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Tom Lingard as a Failed Hero | 第30-42页 |
| 3.1 Racial Superiority as Liability | 第30-34页 |
| 3.2 An Adventurer with Misplaced Benevolence | 第34-39页 |
| 3.3 A Hero Never Living up to His Name | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Willems as a Degenerated Being | 第42-51页 |
| 4.1 Racial Superiority as Advantage | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2 Double-standard Worldview and Moral Degeneration | 第45-48页 |
| 4.3 Perishing of a Pathetic Image | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Babalatchi as a Villain Hero | 第51-57页 |
| 5.1 Racial Inferiority as Advantage | 第51-53页 |
| 5.2 Right Strategies to Deal with Different White Men | 第53-55页 |
| 5.3 Victory of the Villain Hero | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第63页 |
