| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Hemingway and The Old Man and the Sea | 第9-10页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of This Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Methodologies of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-17页 |
| ·Critical Review at Home | 第14-15页 |
| ·Critical Review Abroad | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework of the Thesis | 第17-28页 |
| ·Narrative Focalizations | 第17-23页 |
| ·Basic Concepts in Narratology | 第17-19页 |
| ·Classification of Narrative Focalizations | 第19-22页 |
| ·Current Situation of Narrative Focalization | 第22-23页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第23-26页 |
| ·Austin’s Speech Act Theory | 第23-24页 |
| ·Searle’s Speech Act Theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory and Literary Studies | 第25-26页 |
| ·Integration of Narrative Focalization and Speech Act Theory | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Four Grace under Pressure Revealed by Speech Acts in The Old Man and the Sea under Narrative Focalizations | 第28-39页 |
| ·Speech Acts under External Focalization | 第28-34页 |
| ·Speech Acts under the Third-person Omniscient Focalization | 第29-31页 |
| ·Speech Acts under Camera-type External Focalization | 第31-34页 |
| ·Speech Acts under Internal Focalization | 第34-36页 |
| ·Social Significance of the Novel | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第39-43页 |
| ·A Summary of the Study | 第39-41页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for the Future Studies | 第41-43页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第43-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-47页 |
| Appendix | 第47页 |