| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-21页 |
| ·An Introduction of Virginia Woolf | 第10-13页 |
| ·An Introduction of To the Lighthouse | 第13-14页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第14-18页 |
| ·A Review of Virginia Woolf Studies at Home | 第15-16页 |
| ·A Review of Overseas Virginia Woolf Studies | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Basis | 第21-30页 |
| ·The Origin and Development of Postcolonialism | 第21-24页 |
| ·Theories and Theorists of Postcolonialism | 第24-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Superiority of British Empire | 第30-40页 |
| ·A Glorious Empire and Its Grand Ambition | 第30-35页 |
| ·The Empire's Attitude towards the "Other" | 第35-40页 |
| Chapter 4 The Theme of War in To the Lighthouse | 第40-50页 |
| ·The War Theme through Structural Analysis | 第40-43页 |
| ·The War Theme through Symbolic Imagery | 第43-50页 |
| Chapter 5 The Destined Fate:Decay of British Empire | 第50-61页 |
| ·An Empty House:the Weakening Empire after the War | 第50-53页 |
| ·Death: the Evaporation of Hope | 第53-57页 |
| ·A Fated Journey to the Lighthouse:Finally, A Mirage | 第57-61页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| References | 第64-66页 |
