| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| 0.1 General Introduction to Iris Murdoch and The Sandcastle | 第10-13页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第13-18页 |
| 0.2.1 Studies Abroad | 第13-16页 |
| 0.2.2 Studies at Home | 第16-18页 |
| 0.3 Thesis Statement | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Basis | 第22-28页 |
| 1.1 The Origin and Development of Plato’s Cave Myth | 第22-25页 |
| 1.2 The Connotation of Plato’s Cave Myth | 第25-28页 |
| 1.2.1 “The Cave” as Key Term | 第25-26页 |
| 1.2.2 “The Fire” as Key Term | 第26-27页 |
| 1.2.3 “The Sun” as Key Term | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Two The Reasons for Characters in The Sandcastle Lost in “TheCave” | 第28-35页 |
| 2.1 The External Reasons of Lost in “The Cave” | 第28-31页 |
| 2.1.1 The Social Reasons: The Influences on Writer’s Creating | 第28-30页 |
| 2.1.2 The Family Reasons: Indifferent Family Relationship | 第30-31页 |
| 2.2 The Internal Reasons of Lost in “The Cave” | 第31-35页 |
| 2.2.1 Attitude to life: Living in the Fantasy | 第32-33页 |
| 2.2.2 Lack of Love: Falling to “The Cave” | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three The Guidance of “The Fire” in The Sandcastle | 第35-44页 |
| 3.1 The Rational Guider--Bledyard | 第35-40页 |
| 3.1.1 The Artistic Guidance | 第36-37页 |
| 3.1.2 The Moral Guidance | 第37-40页 |
| 3.2 The Love Guiders--Children of the Mors | 第40-44页 |
| 3.2.1 Silent Love and Attention to Parents | 第40-41页 |
| 3.2.2 Crazy Behaviors for Saving Parents’ Marriage | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Four The Quest of Characters in The Sandcastle for “The Sun” | 第44-52页 |
| 4.1 Reestablishment of Harmonious Family Relationship | 第44-47页 |
| 4.1.1 Rationality and Tolerance | 第44-46页 |
| 4.1.2 Attention and Respect | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2 The Reconciliation with the Real World | 第47-52页 |
| 4.2.1 The Reorientation of Self-identity | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2.2 The Incarnation of “Supreme Good” | 第49-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Reference | 第54-56页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第56-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
