| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| 1. Ian McEwan’s Life and his Achievements in Literature | 第8-12页 |
| 2. His Two Short Stories | 第12-15页 |
| ·Critical Review on “Butterflies” | 第12-14页 |
| ·Critical Review on “Conversations with a Cupboard Man” | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Psychoanalytical Theory | 第15-22页 |
| ·Freud’s Psychoanalysis | 第15-17页 |
| ·Anxiety | 第17页 |
| ·Ego-defense mechanism | 第17-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Problems of the Protagonist in “Butterflies” | 第22-32页 |
| ·Mistrust | 第22-25页 |
| ·Indifference | 第25-28页 |
| ·Loneliness | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Problems of the Protagonist in “Conversations with a Cupboard Man” | 第32-39页 |
| ·Conflict between Independence and Sense of Security | 第32-36页 |
| ·Loss of Identity | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Causes of the Psychological Problems of the Two Characters | 第39-43页 |
| ·Family Causes | 第39-41页 |
| ·Social Causes | 第41-43页 |
| Conclusion | 第43-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-47页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第47页 |