| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER ⅠINTRODUCTION | 第13-19页 |
| ·Background Knowledge | 第14-17页 |
| ·Life of Christopher Columbus | 第14-15页 |
| ·Samuel Eliot Morison and His A Life of Christopher Columbus | 第15-16页 |
| ·Kirkpatrick Sale and His The Conquest of Paradise | 第16-17页 |
| ·Purpose of the Thesis | 第17页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第17-18页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-25页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Period of Praise for Columbus | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Period of Doubt and Criticism on Columbus | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies in China | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Period of Criticism on Columbus | 第23页 |
| ·The Period of Praise for Columbus Studies | 第23-25页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ CHANGING IMAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS | 第25-32页 |
| ·An Unknown Navigator before the 1550s | 第25-27页 |
| ·Heroic Image from the 1550s to the 1950s | 第27-29页 |
| ·In Europe | 第27-28页 |
| ·In America | 第28-29页 |
| ·Period of Reassessment | 第29-32页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS’ IMAGE INA LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS | 第32-42页 |
| ·A Hero with Excellent Navigation Skills | 第32-35页 |
| ·A Courageous and Adventurous Navigator | 第35-36页 |
| ·An Intelligent and Responsible Leader | 第36-37页 |
| ·Perseverance and Eloquence | 第37-38页 |
| ·Cultural Communicator between Europe and the New World | 第38-40页 |
| ·Destroyer of the Environment and Natives | 第40-42页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS’ IMAGE IN THE CONQUEST OF PARADISE | 第42-54页 |
| ·Plunderer of Wealth | 第42-44页 |
| ·Murderer of Natives | 第44-47页 |
| ·Destroyer of Natural Environment | 第47-51页 |
| ·Destroyer of Native Culture | 第51-54页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ COMPARING COLUMBUS’ IMAGES IN THE TWO WORKS | 第54-60页 |
| ·Differences in the Authors’ Backgrounds | 第54-55页 |
| ACKNOWLEGEMENTS | 第55-60页 |
| ·Civil Rights Movement and American Indian Movement | 第55-57页 |
| ·Rise of Modern Environmental Movement | 第57-60页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ CONCLUSION | 第60-63页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第63-64页 |
