| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| 1.1 The Author Khaled Hosseini and His Works | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Studies on The Kite Runner | 第11-14页 |
| 1.3 Research Approach and Significance | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Betrayal in The Kite Runner | 第17-25页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Betrayal | 第19页 |
| 2.2 Betrayal between Brotherhoods | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Betrayal between Master and Servant | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4 Betrayal between Husbands and Wives | 第21-23页 |
| 2.5 Betrayal of Religious Belief | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 The Causes of the Betrayal | 第25-36页 |
| 3.1 Value Conflict Arising from the Revolution and Transformation of Society and Nation | 第25-28页 |
| 3.2 Chaotic Identification of Children and the Whole Nation | 第28-30页 |
| 3.3 Uncertainty of Morals | 第30-33页 |
| 3.4 Children as Victims of such Moral Predicament | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 4 The Road to Redemption | 第36-45页 |
| 4.1 The Redemption of Characters | 第36-38页 |
| 4.2 The Redemption of the Nation | 第38-41页 |
| 4.3 The Symbolic Relation between the Destiny of Children and of Nation | 第41-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-49页 |
