| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| 0.1 James Joyce and Dubliners | 第10-13页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| 0.3 Erich Fromm’s Love Theory | 第16-22页 |
| Chapter One Absence of Brotherly Love | 第22-32页 |
| 1.1 Absence of Love Among Intimate Friends | 第22-25页 |
| 1.2 Absence of Love Among Acquaintances | 第25-27页 |
| 1.3 Absence of Love Among Strangers | 第27-29页 |
| 1.4 Causes for the Absence of Brotherly Love | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Two Absence of Parental Love | 第32-46页 |
| 2.1 Absence of Parental Love in the Families with Absent Parents | 第32-37页 |
| 2.2 Absence of Parental Love in the Broken Families | 第37-40页 |
| 2.3 Absence of Parental Love in the Intact Families | 第40-42页 |
| 2.4 Causes for the Absence of Parental Love | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter Three Absence of Erotic Love | 第46-64页 |
| 3.1 Absence of Love Between Lovers | 第46-51页 |
| 3.2 Absence of Love Between Couples | 第51-55页 |
| 3.3 Absence of Love for the Spinsters and the Unmarried Male | 第55-60页 |
| 3.4 Causes for Absence of Erotic Love | 第60-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-69页 |
