| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 An Introduction to Iris Murdoch | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Introduction to The Bell | 第15-18页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-26页 |
| CHAPTER III RELIGIOUS ETHICAL IDEAS AND MURDOCH’S RELIGIOUS REFLECTIONS | 第26-33页 |
| 3.1 Religious Ethical Ideas | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Christian Ethical Ideas | 第26-29页 |
| 3.2.1 Sin and Redemption in Christian Theology | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2.2 Sin and Redemption in Literary Works | 第29页 |
| 3.3 Murdoch and Her Religious Reflections | 第29-31页 |
| 3.4 The Religious Settings in The Bell | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER IV THE FALL OF THE SINNERS | 第33-41页 |
| 4.1 Dora the Lost and Downtrodden | 第33-35页 |
| 4.2 Michal the Fallen Saint | 第35-37页 |
| 4.3 Twins the Depressed and Twisted | 第37-39页 |
| 4.3.1 Nick the Distorted Outsider | 第38页 |
| 4.3.2 Catherine the Secretly Fallen Soul | 第38-39页 |
| 4.4 Other Members of Imber Community | 第39-41页 |
| CHAPTER V SIN AND REDEMPTION IN FOUR SERMONS | 第41-49页 |
| 5.1 Sermon One: James as a Moral Advocate | 第41-43页 |
| 5.2 Sermon Two: Michael as an Indecisive Saint | 第43-45页 |
| 5.3 Sermon Three: Nick as a Rabid Rebel | 第45-46页 |
| 5.4 Sermon Four: Abbess as an Advocate of Love | 第46-49页 |
| CHAPTER VI THE SALVATION THROUGH GOD'S POWER | 第49-58页 |
| 6.1 Toby the Incarnated God | 第49-51页 |
| 6.2 The Self-discovery of Dora | 第51-53页 |
| 6.3 Michael’s Reconciliation with Himself | 第53-54页 |
| 6.4 Final Disentanglement of the Twins | 第54-58页 |
| 6.4.1 Nick’s Unredeemable Sin—Suicide | 第54-55页 |
| 6.4.2 Catherine’s Near-Death Experience—Salvation at Last | 第55-58页 |
| CHAPTER VII CONCLUSION | 第58-61页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第61-65页 |
