| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-23页 |
| ·The Critical Contexts of Mary Shelley | 第10-15页 |
| ·The Perception of Imagery and Water Imagery | 第15-23页 |
| Chapter One Water Imagery as An Inspiration | 第23-31页 |
| ·Water Imagery in Mary Shelley's Life | 第23-28页 |
| ·Water Imagery in The Last Man | 第28-29页 |
| ·Water Imagery in Mary Shelley’s Other Works | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Two Water Imagery from Lionel Verney's Perspective | 第31-36页 |
| ·Depicting the Natural Environment | 第32-33页 |
| ·Sailing over the ocean | 第33-34页 |
| ·Expressing the Emotions | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three Water Imagery in Other Protagonists' Discourses | 第36-42页 |
| ·Symbolizing of Inner World | 第36-38页 |
| ·Foreboding of Fate | 第38-39页 |
| ·Drowning as the end | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four Water Imagery from An Ecological Perspective | 第42-48页 |
| ·Foreshadowing the Disastrous Plague | 第42-44页 |
| ·Soothing the Painful Memories | 第44-46页 |
| ·Aspiring to Returning to Nature | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Water Imagery in Various Cultural Contexts | 第48-53页 |
| ·The Source of Water Imagery in The Last Man | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Influence of Water Imagery in The Last Man | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Cultural Integration brought by Water Imagery | 第51-53页 |
| Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
