| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-20页 |
| ·William Golding and His LiteraryAchievements | 第12-13页 |
| ·ABrief Introduction to Lord of the Flies | 第13-14页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第14-18页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies at Home | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Feasibility and Significance of the Study | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE | 第20-26页 |
| ·The Rise of ReceptionAesthetics | 第20-23页 |
| ·Historical Background of Reception Aesthetics | 第21页 |
| ·Theoretical Background of Reception Aesthetics | 第21-23页 |
| ·Major Concepts of Reception Aesthetics | 第23-26页 |
| ·Horizon of Expectation | 第23-24页 |
| ·Blank Theory | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three THE REALIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF READERS’ HORIZON OF EXPECTATION | 第26-48页 |
| ·The Realization of Readers’Horizon of Expectation | 第26-31页 |
| ·The Suffering of War | 第26-28页 |
| ·Language of Lord of the Flies | 第28-31页 |
| ·The Reconstruction of Readers’Horizon of Expectation | 第31-48页 |
| ·The Title of the Novel | 第31-32页 |
| ·Suspense through the Plot | 第32-36页 |
| ·Subversion of the Traditional Desert Island Literature | 第32-34页 |
| ·Fall of Humanity | 第34-36页 |
| ·UniqueArtistic Technique—Symbolization | 第36-48页 |
| Chapter Four THE ART OF BLANKS IN LORD OF THE FLIES | 第48-56页 |
| ·Semantic Blanks in Lord of the Flies | 第49-53页 |
| ·The Metaphor of Novel’s Title | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Metaphor of Simon | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Metaphor of Masks | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Metaphor of Beasts | 第52-53页 |
| ·Structural Blanks in Lord of the Flies | 第53-56页 |
| ·TheAbsence of Women in the Novel | 第53-54页 |
| ·Multi-time Dimension | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第56-58页 |
| Works Cited | 第58-62页 |
| 附录:作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第62页 |