| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Introduction | 第8-18页 |
| 0.1 William Somerset Maugham and His Short Stories | 第8-9页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第9-14页 |
| 0.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| 0.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 1 Alienation of Christian Belief | 第18-28页 |
| 1.1 Maugham Persona's Shattering Faith in God | 第18-22页 |
| 1.2 Christian Repression over Humanity | 第22-25页 |
| 1.3 The Majority's Automaton Conformity | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 2 Alienation of Interpersonal Relationship | 第28-40页 |
| 2.1 Alienated Gentlemanliness in Edwardian Era | 第28-31页 |
| 2.2 Symbiosis Between Colonialists and Natives in Eastern Colonies | 第31-35页 |
| 2.3 Disintegration of Love and Marriages Based on "Exchange Value" | 第35-40页 |
| Chapter 3 Dissociation from Oneself | 第40-45页 |
| 3.1 Grotesques under Power Worship | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2 Self-alienation of White Men in the East | 第42-45页 |
| Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| References | 第47-50页 |
| Appendix A 攻读学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第50-51页 |
| Appendix B 详细中文摘要 | 第51-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54页 |
