| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-24页 |
| 1.1 William Golding and Darkness Visible | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 Related Theories | 第18-22页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Statement and Structure | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Alienation Between Man and the Outside World | 第24-38页 |
| 2.1 Alienation from Nature | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 Dehumanizing Impacts from Insane Society | 第26-38页 |
| 2.2.1 Alienation under the Shadow of War and Terrorism | 第27-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Alienation from Consumption and Mass Media | 第30-34页 |
| 2.2.3 Alienation from Social Institutions | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Man's Alienation Within and Interpersonal Alienation | 第38-60页 |
| 3.1 Man's Alienation Within | 第38-50页 |
| 3.1.1 Man's Identity Anxieties | 第39-41页 |
| 3.1.2 Insane Personalities Because of Mechanisms of Escape | 第41-50页 |
| 3.2 Alienation Among Men | 第50-60页 |
| 3.2.1 Resentment Among Family Members | 第51-55页 |
| 3.2.2 Indifference and Hypocrisy of Friends | 第55-56页 |
| 3.2.3 Disorder in Romantic Relations | 第56-57页 |
| 3.2.4 Isolation and Prejudice Among Races | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter 4 Struggle for Salvation | 第60-74页 |
| 4.1 Sophy's Choice of Evil and Her Failed Attempts to Escape from Alienation | 第61-63页 |
| 4.2 Matty's Choice of Salvation from Alienation | 第63-74页 |
| 4.2.1 Recuperation from Nature | 第63-66页 |
| 4.2.2 Mature Love | 第66-68页 |
| 4.2.3 Religion | 第68-74页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第74-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-79页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M.A. Degree | 第79页 |
