| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-22页 |
| 1.1 The Development of Sea Fiction | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1.1 The Beginning of Sea Fiction | 第12-14页 |
| 1.1.2 The Developing of Sea Fiction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2 Two Sea Novels: Life of Pi and The Old Man and the Sea | 第17-20页 |
| 1.2.1 Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea | 第17-19页 |
| 1.2.2 Yann Martel's Life of Pi | 第19-20页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第22-25页 |
| 2.1 Research on the Two Novels at Home and Abroad | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2 Aim and Significance of the Thesis | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Sea and Survival | 第25-36页 |
| 3.1 The Experience ofPi in Life of Pi | 第25-29页 |
| 3.1.1 Pi and the Tiger: Threat from the Tiger to Pi's Survival | 第25-27页 |
| 3.1.2 Pi and Sea: Traumatic Experiences of Pi | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2 The Experience of Santiago in The Old Man and the Sea | 第29-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Santiago and the Fish: Co-existence of the Old Man and the Fish | 第29-32页 |
| 3.2.2 Santiago and the Sea: Relationship between a Fisherman and the Sea | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Pi's Success and Santiago's Failure in their Struggles to Survive | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Sea and Religion | 第36-45页 |
| 4.1 Religious View in Life of Pi | 第36-39页 |
| 4.1.1 Three Religions: Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Religion as a Metaphor | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2 Religious View in The Old Man and the Sea | 第39-42页 |
| 4.2.1 Religious Images: Name, Numbers and Experience | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Religion in Fighting against the Sea | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3 A Comparison of the Religious Views in the Two Novels | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Sea and Nature Concept | 第45-52页 |
| 5.1 Natural and Social Background of the Two Novels | 第45-46页 |
| 5.2 Nature Concepts in the Two Novels | 第46-49页 |
| 5.2.1 Confrontation with Nature in Life of Pi | 第47-48页 |
| 5.2.2 Reverence for Nature in The Old Man and the Sea | 第48-49页 |
| 5.3 Seeking for Harmonization between Human and Nature | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-56页 |
