| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| 1.A Brief Introduction to Katherine Paterson and Bridge to Terabithia | 第10-12页 |
| 2.T he Literature Reviews of Bridge to Terabithia | 第12-13页 |
| 3.A Brief Introduction to Symbol and Initiation Theme | 第13-19页 |
| ·Symbol | 第13-15页 |
| ·Initiation Theme | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter One Symbols Reflected through Settings | 第19-28页 |
| ·The School Bus: A Symbol of the Real World for Children | 第19-22页 |
| ·Monotony | 第19-20页 |
| ·A Rigid Hierarchy | 第20-21页 |
| ·No Alternative but to Accept the Injustice | 第21-22页 |
| ·Terabithia: A Symbol of an Ideal World for Children | 第22-25页 |
| ·Miracles | 第22-23页 |
| ·Freedom and Equality | 第23页 |
| ·Self-Dominance | 第23-25页 |
| ·An Initiation from Escaping the Reality to Constructing the Spiritual Home | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Two Symbols Reflected through Objects | 第28-39页 |
| ·The Rope over the Creek | 第28-33页 |
| ·A Passive Way to the Paradise | 第29-30页 |
| ·A Limited Communicative Ability | 第30-32页 |
| ·A Longing for the Ideal World | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Bridge to Terabithia | 第33-37页 |
| ·An Active Way to the Paradise | 第33-34页 |
| ·An Improved Communicative Ability | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Ability to Build an Ideal World | 第36-37页 |
| ·An Initiation in the Ritual from Dependence to Independence | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three Symbols Reflected through Experiences | 第39-48页 |
| ·Death | 第39-42页 |
| ·Physical Death of Leslie: the Pain during Growth | 第40-42页 |
| ·Spiritual Death of the Old Jess | 第42页 |
| ·Death of Innocence | 第42页 |
| ·A Regained Terabithia: Rebirth | 第42-46页 |
| ·Rebirth of Leslie’s Spirit | 第43-44页 |
| ·Rebirth of Jess’s Self-Awareness | 第44-45页 |
| ·Rebirth of Innocence | 第45-46页 |
| ·An Initiation in the Epiphany from Death to Rebirth | 第46-48页 |
| Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54页 |
