| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第8-18页 |
| ·Graham Greene’s Life and Literary Works | 第8-11页 |
| ·Literature Review of The Heart of the Matter | 第11-13页 |
| ·An Introduction to Catholicism | 第13-18页 |
| Chapter Two THE PURSUIT OF LOVE | 第18-26页 |
| ·Scobie’s Responsibility for His Wife Louise | 第18-22页 |
| ·Scobie’s Sympathy and Love for His Mistress Helen Rolt | 第22-23页 |
| ·Adultery as a Moral Sin | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three SCOBIE’S MAINTENANCE OF PERSONAL PRIDE | 第26-36页 |
| ·Scobie’s Belief in God | 第26-29页 |
| ·Scobie’s Relationship with Ali | 第29-31页 |
| ·A Virtuous Soul in Moral Difficulty | 第31-36页 |
| Chapter Four TORN BETWEEN CATHOLICISM AND SELF-IDENTITY | 第36-43页 |
| ·Scobie’s Sense of Loneliness | 第36-38页 |
| ·Scobie’s Search for Peace | 第38-40页 |
| ·Suicide as a Release from Suffering | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第43-45页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第45-48页 |
