| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| Preface in Chinese | 第9-17页 |
| Chapter One An Introduction to Stephen Crane and His The Red Badge of Courage | 第17-23页 |
| ·Stephen Crane, ”the Chatterton of American Literature” | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane's Masterwork | 第19-23页 |
| Chapter Two Symbolism—A Literary Technique | 第23-31页 |
| ·The Concept of the Term ”Symbol” | 第23-26页 |
| ·The Red Badge of Courage, a Symbolic Novel | 第26-31页 |
| Chapter Three A System of Symbols in the Novel to Express Crane's Naturalistic Conceptions | 第31-50页 |
| ·The Sun, a Central Symbol to Show Nature's Hostility and Indifference to Man | 第31-36页 |
| ·Images Representing Brutality, Chaos and Meaninglessness of War | 第36-46页 |
| ·Color Imagery | 第37-41页 |
| ·Animal and Machine Imagery | 第41-46页 |
| ·Anonymity of the Characters to Indicate Man's Insignificance | 第46-50页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第50-51页 |
| References | 第51-53页 |
