| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第8-17页 |
| ·Kazuo Ishiguro and The Remains of the Day | 第8-9页 |
| ·Literature review | 第9-14页 |
| ·Methodology and structure of this thesis | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two Loss of Identity | 第17-26页 |
| ·A model butler in self-doubt | 第17-20页 |
| ·A son as an efficient leader | 第20-23页 |
| ·A lover as a critical partner | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Barriers to the Reconstruction of Identity | 第26-37页 |
| ·Samurai spirit:influence of Japanese culture | 第26-29页 |
| ·European centrism:influence of British culture | 第29-33页 |
| ·Self-deception | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter Four The Unpromising Reconstruction of Identity | 第37-47页 |
| ·Farraday: the new American master in England | 第37-42页 |
| ·Mrs.Ben: a would be grandmother | 第42-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第47-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-53页 |
| Publications During the Postgraduate Program | 第53-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-55页 |
