| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Notes | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| 1.1 Several Lives of Raymond Chandler | 第11-17页 |
| 1.1.1 Before he became a writer | 第11-13页 |
| 1.1.2 From a pulp story writer to a novelist | 第13-15页 |
| 1.1.3 Novel as a vehicle of social criticism | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Los Angeles in the 1930s and 1940s | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Research focus and significance | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two: Literature Review | 第19-24页 |
| 2.1 Literary research on Chandler in the West | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Domestic research | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three: Underneath the Surface of an Admired Millionaire Family | 第24-35页 |
| 3.1 The Sternwood family | 第25-29页 |
| 3.2 The Sternwood house and estate | 第29-35页 |
| 3.2.1 The greenhouse | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.2 The oilfield | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2.3 The stained-glass panel | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four: Further Exploration of Deceptive Images | 第35-48页 |
| 4.1 Velma’s failed quest for her Holy Grail | 第38-44页 |
| 4.1.1 Who is Velma? | 第38-39页 |
| 4.1.2 The powerful Mrs. Grayle | 第39-42页 |
| 4.1.3 Velma’s self-destruction | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2 The deceptive image of Bay City | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusions | 第48-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-56页 |
