| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| 1.1 Khaled Hosseini and The Kite Runner as a Bildungsroman | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter 2 The Traceability of the Symbol of Kite | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1 The Author's Personal Experience | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2 The Social Crisis in Afghanistan | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Confused Childhood-Kite Symbolizing Innocent Friendship | 第26-44页 |
| 3.1 Amir's Confusion on the Relationship with His Father | 第27-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Baba's Expectation on Amir | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Amir's Failure to Meet Baba's Expectation | 第29-33页 |
| 3.2 Amir's Confusion about the Hazara Discrimination | 第33-39页 |
| 3.2.1 The General Attitude to Hazara | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Amir's Attitude to Hazara | 第35-39页 |
| 3.3 Amir's Innocent Friendship with Hassan | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter 4 Betrayal Adolescence-Kite Symbolizing Growing Pains | 第44-54页 |
| 4.1 Amir Evading His Responsibility to Help Hassan | 第44-48页 |
| 4.1.1 Amir's Desire to Win | 第44-45页 |
| 4.1.2 Amir's Fear to Assef | 第45-48页 |
| 4.2 Amir Plotting against Hassan | 第48-54页 |
| 4.2.1 Amir's Shame on His Cowardice | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2.2 Amir's Treatment to Hassan | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter 5 Redemptive Adulthood-Kite Symbolizing Initiation | 第54-66页 |
| 5.1 Amir's Adventure to Rescue Sohrab | 第54-60页 |
| 5.1.1 Amir's Hesitation before the Travel | 第54-57页 |
| 5.1.2 Amir Taking Risks to Save Sohrab | 第57-60页 |
| 5.2 Amir's Efforts to Cure Sohrab on His Trauma | 第60-63页 |
| 5.2.1 Amir Taking Sohrab to America | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2.2 Amir Helping Sohrab Getting out of Autistic | 第61-63页 |
| 5.3 Amir's Final Initiation as a Redeemer and a Father | 第63-66页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| Works Cited | 第68-71页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第71页 |
