| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| ·The author and The Catcher in the Rye | 第11-14页 |
| ·About the author | 第11-13页 |
| ·A brief account of The Catcher in the Rye | 第13-14页 |
| ·Researches on The Catcher in the Rye | 第14-19页 |
| ·A brief introduction to the dissertation | 第19-21页 |
| 2. The Phony World in Holden's Eyes | 第21-43页 |
| ·The phony surroundings around Holden | 第21-28页 |
| ·Phoniness inside schools | 第22-24页 |
| ·Phoniness outside schools | 第24-28页 |
| ·The phony adult world | 第28-34页 |
| ·Aworld without love and warmth | 第34-37页 |
| ·A world of betrayal | 第37-43页 |
| 3. Rebellion Against the Phony World | 第43-62页 |
| ·Obscure behavior and dressing | 第43-45页 |
| ·Lying and deception | 第45-47页 |
| ·Rebellion against the educational system | 第47-49页 |
| ·Rebellion against the conventional language and structures | 第49-62页 |
| ·The employment of the loose structures | 第50-56页 |
| ·The use of trite expressions | 第56-62页 |
| 4. Seeking Shelter-Returning to Nature and Being the Catcher in the Rye | 第62-79页 |
| ·Directions Holden follows in the phony world | 第62-66页 |
| ·The failure in seeking for innocence | 第66-73页 |
| ·Fall from innocence | 第66-71页 |
| ·Fall from pure love | 第71-73页 |
| ·The symbolic signs for Holden's ideal | 第73-76页 |
| ·The ducks in the Central Park Lagoon | 第74-75页 |
| ·The Museum of the Natural History | 第75-76页 |
| ·The last shelter and pursuit-being the catcher in the rye | 第76-79页 |
| 5.Conclusion | 第79-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-86页 |
