| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| CHAPTER ONE Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| ·Iris Murdoch and The Sea, the Sea | 第8-12页 |
| ·Major Criticism on the Novel and a Preview of the Present Study | 第12-15页 |
| CHAPTER TWO Charles's Transferred "Oedipus Complex" | 第15-26页 |
| ·The Relevant Freudian Psychoanalytical Theory | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Transferred "Oedipus Complex" and its Aftermaths | 第17-26页 |
| ·Charles's Hidden Youth Love for Aunt Estelle | 第18-20页 |
| ·Charles's Jealousy for James Beginning from his Youth | 第20-22页 |
| ·Charles's Love for Hartley as a Continuity of the Fraternal Battle | 第22-26页 |
| CHAPTER THREE Charles's Phantom Battle with James | 第26-37页 |
| ·The Language Confrontation between the Brothers | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Use of Archetypal Images in the Fraternal Battle | 第28-37页 |
| ·The Contrasting Archetypal Images of "Sea Serpent" and "Seals" | 第30-34页 |
| ·The Different Stone-designs by Charles and James | 第34-37页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR Charles's Epiphany | 第37-49页 |
| ·The Preparation for Charles's Epiphany | 第37-45页 |
| ·Charles's down-up Experience in Minn's Cauldron | 第39-41页 |
| ·Charles's Last Swim in the Raven Bay | 第41-43页 |
| ·Charles's Meditations on the Stars | 第43-45页 |
| ·Charles's Epiphany with James's Mysterious Departure | 第45-49页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE Conclusion | 第49-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-58页 |
