| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-7页 |
| Ⅰ． Introduction | 第7-13页 |
| 1．1 The Author and His Works | 第7-9页 |
| 1．2 Symbol and Symbolism | 第9-11页 |
| 1．3 Focus of the Present Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Ⅱ． Symbolism of the Title | 第13-18页 |
| 2．1 Symbolic Meaning of“A Passage to India” | 第13-14页 |
| 2．2 Symbolic Meaning of the Three Subtitles | 第14-18页 |
| Ⅲ． Symbolism of the Marabar Caves | 第18-26页 |
| 3．1 What Happened in the Caves？ | 第19-21页 |
| 3．2 The Role of the Echo | 第21-23页 |
| 3．3 Symbolic Meaning of the Caves | 第23-26页 |
| Ⅳ． Symbolism of Setting | 第26-32页 |
| 4．1 Symbolic Meaning of the Landscape of Chandrapore | 第26-27页 |
| 4．2 Symbolic Meaning of the Landscape of the Last Chapter | 第27-29页 |
| 4．3 Symbolic Meaning of Earth Sky and Fire | 第29-31页 |
| 4．4 Symbolic Meaning of Western Landscape | 第31-32页 |
| Ⅴ． Symbolism of Characters | 第32-40页 |
| 5．1 Symbolic Meaning of Mrs． Moore | 第32-34页 |
| 5．2 Symbolic Meaning of Aziz | 第34-36页 |
| 5．3 Symbolic Meaning of Professor Godbole | 第36-37页 |
| 5．4 Symbolic Meaning of Adela | 第37-40页 |
| Ⅵ． Symbolism of Details | 第40-46页 |
| 6．1 Symbolic Meaning of the Punkah Wallah and the Servitor | 第40-42页 |
| 6．2 Symbolic Meaning of the Birth of Krishna and the Boating Scene | 第42-44页 |
| 6．3 Symbolic Meaning of Bridge | 第44-46页 |
| Ⅶ． Function of Symbolism in the Novel | 第46-51页 |
| 7．1 Themes of the Novel | 第46-49页 |
| 7．2 Function of Symbolism in Presenting Themes | 第49-51页 |
| Ⅷ． Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Notes | 第53-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-55页 |
