| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-9页 |
| Abbreviations | 第9-12页 |
| 1． Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1．1 Achievements made by predecessors | 第12-15页 |
| 1．2 Aim of this thesis | 第15-16页 |
| 2． Struggle in nothingness as the theme of Hemingway's masterpieces | 第16-54页 |
| 2．1 Nothingness as an aspect of the theme | 第16-42页 |
| 2．1．1 Nothingness in The Sun Also Rises | 第16-27页 |
| 2．1．2 Nothingness in A Farewell to Arms | 第27-33页 |
| 2．1．3 Nothingness in For Whom the Bell Tolls | 第33-38页 |
| 2．1．4 Nothingness in The old Man and The Sea | 第38-42页 |
| 2．2 Struggle as the other aspect of the theme | 第42-47页 |
| 2．2．1 Struggle in The Sun Also Rises | 第42-43页 |
| 2．2．2 Struggle in A Farewell to Arms | 第43页 |
| 2．2．3 Struggle in For Whom the Bell Tolls | 第43-45页 |
| 2．2．4 Struggle in The Old Man and the Sea | 第45-47页 |
| 2．3 Struggle in nothingness as the constant theme | 第47-54页 |
| 3． Factors influencing Hemingway's theme | 第54-71页 |
| 3．1 Influence from western philosophy and psychology | 第54-55页 |
| 3．2 Cultural background | 第55-57页 |
| 3．3 Social and historical background | 第57-61页 |
| 3．4 Author's personal experiences | 第61-71页 |
| 4． Development of the theme in Hemingway's works | 第71-76页 |
| 5． Significance of struggle in nothingness | 第76-78页 |
| 5．1 The essence of the American values | 第76-77页 |
| 5．2 Philosophical sense: guiding to all human being | 第77-78页 |
| 6． Conclusion | 第78-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-80页 |
