| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Khaled Hosseini as the Author | 第11-12页 |
| ·Afghanistan as the Background of the Novel | 第12-14页 |
| ·Previous studies on Khaled Hosseini and The Kite Runner | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Overall structure of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter One The Kite Runner： A Typical Bildungsroman | 第17-26页 |
| ·The Origin of Bildungsroman | 第17-21页 |
| ·The Definitions of the Bildungsroman | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Characteristics of the Bildungsroman | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Kite Runner as a Bildungsroman | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Two Spiritual Guides and Companions In Amir’s Initiation | 第26-35页 |
| ·Positive Spiritual Guides | 第26-30页 |
| ·Rahim Khan: a ‘Father’, Friend and Guide | 第27-28页 |
| ·Baba: a Kind, Dignified and Contradictory Man | 第28-29页 |
| ·Driver Farid: a Friend and Participant | 第29-30页 |
| ·Assef: a Negative Spiritual and Behavioral Guide | 第30-32页 |
| ·Initiation Companions | 第32-35页 |
| ·Hassan: a Good Companion both in Action and in Morality | 第32-33页 |
| ·Soraya: a Wife Who supports Amir both in Spirit and Action | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Redemption as a Spiritual Journey | 第35-44页 |
| ·The Darkness within Amir’s Mind | 第35-42页 |
| ·Selfishness | 第36-38页 |
| ·Jealousy | 第38-39页 |
| ·Lies | 第39-40页 |
| ·Betrayal | 第40-42页 |
| ·Redemption as a Spiritual Journey | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Four The Kite： A Symbol for Initiation and Reconciliation | 第44-50页 |
| ·The Kite as the Symbol for Friendship and Naive Childhood | 第44-45页 |
| ·The First Kite Running as the Symbol for Growing Pains | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Second Kite Running as the Symbol for Maturity | 第47-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
