| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第9-22页 |
| Ian McEwan’s Concern about Illness in Saturday and Enduring Love | 第9-12页 |
| Literature Review | 第12-14页 |
| Illness, Stigma and Social Exclusion | 第14-19页 |
| Thesis Structure | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter One Socio-psychological Perception of Illness | 第22-34页 |
| 1.1 Perowne’s Entrenched Shield from Baxter | 第22-27页 |
| 1.2 Joe’s Subliminal Detachment from the Troubled mind | 第27-30页 |
| 1.3 Baxter and Parry’s Inclination to Conceal Illness | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter Two Aesthetic Evaluation of Illness | 第34-44页 |
| 2.1 Perowne’s Zeal on Technical Mastery | 第34-36页 |
| 2.2 Joe’s Dismissive Contempt for the Mentally Diseased | 第36-40页 |
| 2.3 Baxter and Parry’s Tendency to Internalize Differentiation | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter Three Moral Judgment of Illness | 第44-51页 |
| 3.1 Perowne’s Hidden Arrogance over Baxter | 第44-46页 |
| 3.2 Joe’s Rationalistic Hostility against Parry | 第46-48页 |
| 3.3 Baxter and Parry’s Propensity to Take Revenge | 第48-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Works Cited | 第53-56页 |
