| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-23页 |
| 0.1 Conrad's Congo Experience and Its Influence | 第12-14页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第14-17页 |
| 0.3 Heart of Darkness and the Lucifer Effect | 第17-20页 |
| 0.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter One Alternating Environment and Human Degradation | 第23-35页 |
| 1.1 Alternation of Environment for the Colonizer | 第23-31页 |
| 1.1.1 Alternation of Natural Environment | 第24-27页 |
| 1.1.2 Alternation of Social Environment | 第27-31页 |
| 1.2 Alternation of Environment for the Colonized | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Two Situational Forces and the Degradation of Kurtz | 第35-57页 |
| 2.1 The Ideology behind the System | 第35-42页 |
| 2.2 The Role of an Agent | 第42-49页 |
| 2.3 Award in the System | 第49-53页 |
| 2.4 The Conspiracy to Kill Kurtz | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter Three Situational Forces and the Colonized | 第57-73页 |
| 3.1 Restraint of the Fireman and the Cannibals | 第57-62页 |
| 3.2 Conformity of the Criminals and the Labors | 第62-67页 |
| 3.3 The Transformation of The Russian Boy and the Chiefs | 第67-73页 |
| Conlusion | 第73-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-83页 |
