| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| 1.1 The Author and His Works | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第11-16页 |
| 1.3 Significance and Layout of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Presence and Absence of Tranquility | 第18-31页 |
| 2.1 Presence of Tranquility | 第20-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Harmony in the Tallis Family | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Tranquility in Pre-war England | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2 Absence of Tranquility | 第25-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Occurrence of the Rape | 第25-28页 |
| 2.2.2 Outbreak of World War Two | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three Choice and Punishment of the Scapegoat | 第31-42页 |
| 3.1 Robbie as the Scapegoat | 第31-37页 |
| 3.1.1 Sufferer of the Tallis Family’s Prejudice | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1.2 “Chosen Person” of the Cruel War | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2 Punishment of the Scapegoat | 第37-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Torture of Body and Mind in Jail | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2.2 Death of Robbie in the War | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four Reappearance of Stability after Punishment of the Scapegoat | 第42-52页 |
| 4.1 Improvement of Physical Circumstances | 第42-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Desirable Retreat from the Battlefield | 第42-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Redemptive Marriage Between Marshall and Lola | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2 Sublimation of the Spiritual World | 第46-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Briony’s Confession of the Past Mistake | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Happy Reunion of Robbie and Cecilia | 第48-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| 5.1 Findings | 第52-53页 |
| 5.2 Limitations | 第53页 |
| 5.3 Further Studies | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
