| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter 1． Introduction | 第6-14页 |
| 1．1 Literature review | 第6-11页 |
| 1．2 Aim | 第11-13页 |
| 1．3 Format | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2． The Sea as a Kind and Mysterious Mother | 第14-23页 |
| 2．1 A kind mother comforting and protecting her children | 第14-16页 |
| 2．2 A rigid and mysterious mother teaching and punishing her children | 第16-20页 |
| 2．3 A reflection of O'Neill's personal experience | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter 3． The Sea as a World for Man's Escape from Reality | 第23-39页 |
| 3．1 A spiritual Shangri-la with hopes, dreams and good memories | 第23-28页 |
| 3．2 A free kingdom of peace, beauty and security | 第28-31页 |
| 3．3 An ideal means of release | 第31-36页 |
| 3．4 A reflection of man's sufferings | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 4． The Sea as an Inscrutable Force behind Life | 第39-51页 |
| 4．1 An evil force destroying man's hope and life | 第39-40页 |
| 4．2 A mysterious force putting mental pressure on man | 第40-44页 |
| 4．3 An inscrutable force controlling man's fate | 第44-47页 |
| 4．4 A reflection of O'Neill's fatalistic life attitude | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter 5． Conclusion | 第51-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-57页 |
