| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-18页 |
| James Joyce and Dubliners | 第7-8页 |
| Literature Review | 第8-13页 |
| Theoretical Framework and the Thesis Structure | 第13-18页 |
| Chapter One The Church: The Symbol of the Religious Bondage | 第18-26页 |
| 1.1 The Church: A Cultural Symbol of Religion | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2 Catholicism in Irish Culture | 第19-22页 |
| 1.3 Church as the Religious Bondage in Dubliners | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Two Dublin: The Symbol of a Paralysed“Waste Land” | 第26-33页 |
| 2.1 The Significance of Dublin in Joyce’s Literary Creation | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2 Dublin: A City of“Waste Land” | 第27-33页 |
| Chapter Three The Pub: The Symbol of Alienation of Modern People | 第33-40页 |
| 3.1 The Significance of the Pub Image in Dubliners | 第33-37页 |
| 3.2 The Dis-functional Public Space | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Four Quay and Snow: The Symbols of Hope | 第40-47页 |
| 4.1 The Quay: The Symbol of Starting Point | 第40-43页 |
| 4.2 Snow: The Symbol which Connects the Past and the Present | 第43-47页 |
| Conclusion | 第47-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-55页 |
