| 中文摘要 | 第1页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| ·Introduction to Salinger | 第8-9页 |
| ·Introduction to the Novel | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Theory of Symbolism | 第10-12页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Symbols of Holden’s Disordered Mentality | 第16-33页 |
| ·The Implication of the Full Name of the Protagonist and the Title of the Novel | 第16-17页 |
| ·Symbols of Clinging to the past | 第17-22页 |
| ·Holden’s abnormal style of wearing hat | 第17-18页 |
| ·Holden’s Refuge, the Museum, for His Disordered Mentality | 第18-19页 |
| ·Holden’s Attachment to the Childhood Versus His Prejudice against the Adulthood | 第19-22页 |
| ·Symbols of Missing the Present | 第22-26页 |
| ·Missing Knowledge | 第22-23页 |
| ·Missing Guidance | 第23-24页 |
| ·Missing Necessary Relaxation | 第24页 |
| ·Missing Love | 第24-26页 |
| ·Symbols of Indulging in His Illusive Future | 第26-29页 |
| ·Disorientation in His Real Life | 第26-28页 |
| ·Fascination for His Illusive Future | 第28-29页 |
| ·Symbols of the Disordered Language | 第29-33页 |
| ·The Inversion of Word Order | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Misuse of Words | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Symbols of the Doom of Holden’s Disordered Mentality | 第33-43页 |
| ·Invalidity of ‘The Catcher in the Rye | 第33-34页 |
| ·Holden’s Ineffective Safeguard---the Red Hat | 第34-36页 |
| ·Symbol of Inability to resist the Natural Law | 第34-35页 |
| ·Symbol of Wrong Conceptions | 第35-36页 |
| ·Symbols of Surroundings | 第36-43页 |
| ·Holden’s Fragile Beautiful Snow World | 第36-37页 |
| ·Absence of the Sun | 第37-39页 |
| ·Failure to Live in the Sun | 第38页 |
| ·Failure in Grasping the Prostitute, Sunny | 第38-39页 |
| ·Red and Black---Symbols of Disorder | 第39-43页 |
| ·Red | 第40-41页 |
| ·Black or Darkness | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion---Reflections on Holden’s Disordered Mentality | 第43-48页 |
| ·Reflection on the Background of the Novel and the Author’s Use of Symbolism | 第43-44页 |
| ·Reflection on the Author’s Life Style | 第44-46页 |
| ·Reflection on the Life of Modern People | 第46-48页 |
| Notes | 第48-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53-54页 |
| 在学期间发表的学术论文和参加科研情况 | 第54页 |
