| ABSTRACT | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-19页 |
| ·Development of Mythology | 第12-13页 |
| ·Studies of The Hobbit and Journey to The West inside and outside of China | 第13-16页 |
| ·Objectives of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Archetypal Criticism | 第19-25页 |
| ·Archetype and Other Terms | 第19-21页 |
| ·Archetype | 第19页 |
| ·Motif | 第19-20页 |
| ·Displacement | 第20-21页 |
| ·General Introduction to Archetypal Criticism | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter Three The Archetype of "Quest" in Journey to The West and The Hobbit | 第25-47页 |
| ·The Adventure Quest:Kua Fu Chased to the Sun to Journey to the West,Odysseus to The Hobbit | 第25-27页 |
| ·Romance and Adventure | 第27-32页 |
| ·Myth and Romance | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Hobbit as a Romance | 第29-30页 |
| ·Journey to The West as a Romance | 第30-31页 |
| ·"Quest" in Romance | 第31-32页 |
| ·The U-shape Structure of the "Quest" | 第32-35页 |
| ·The U-shape Structure in The Hobbit | 第32-34页 |
| ·The U-shape Structure in Journey to The West | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Archetypal Quest Structure | 第35-40页 |
| ·Call to Adventure | 第36-37页 |
| ·Supernatural Aid | 第37-38页 |
| ·Crossing of the First Threshold | 第38-39页 |
| ·Road of Trials | 第39页 |
| ·Return and Reintegration with Society | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Psychological Motif of the Quest | 第40-45页 |
| ·The Psychological Motif in The Hobbit | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Psychological Motif in Journey to The West | 第42-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Four The Archetypal Hero in Journey to The West and The Hobbit | 第47-62页 |
| ·Definition of Heroes | 第47-55页 |
| ·Bilbo as a Hero | 第48页 |
| ·Reluctant Hero | 第48-51页 |
| ·The Development of Bilbo as a hero | 第51-55页 |
| ·Different Notions of Heroes in China and in West | 第55-60页 |
| ·Xuanzang as a Hero | 第58-60页 |
| ·Heroic Features Shared by Bilbo and Xuanzang | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第65-67页 |