| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Research Objective and significance | 第13-15页 |
| ·Research questions | 第15页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第15页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-20页 |
| ·The study on The Lord of the Rings (L.R.) abroad | 第17-18页 |
| ·The study on The Lord of the Rings (L.R.) at home | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Fantasy literature and The Lord of the Rings (L.R.) | 第20-41页 |
| ·The definition, history of fantasy literature | 第20-28页 |
| ·The definition of fantasy literature | 第20-22页 |
| ·The history of fantasy literature | 第22-28页 |
| ·Major writings and influences | 第28-30页 |
| ·Harry Potter series | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Twilight series | 第29-30页 |
| ·The brief introduction to the writer and the main plot of The Lord of the Rings (L.R.) | 第30-37页 |
| ·Introduction to the writer | 第30-33页 |
| ·The main plot of The Lord of the Rings (L.R.) | 第33-37页 |
| ·The main different races and their inter-relationship | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter Four Theoretical Framework | 第41-51页 |
| ·Introduction to Freud's theory of id, ego and super-ego | 第41-48页 |
| ·About Sigmund Freud | 第41-42页 |
| ·His theory of id, ego, and super-ego | 第42-48页 |
| ·Application and influence of Freud's theory in the area of literature | 第48-51页 |
| ·In the area of Chinese literature | 第48-49页 |
| ·In the area of foreign literature | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Analyzing the main characters of The Lord of the Rings (L.R.) by Using Freud's id, ego and super-ego | 第51-73页 |
| ·Analyzing single characters | 第51-62页 |
| ·Analyzing Frodo —— a hobbit | 第51-54页 |
| ·Introduction to Hobbits | 第51页 |
| ·Embodiment of three personalities | 第51-53页 |
| ·Struggling between id and super-ego | 第53-54页 |
| ·Analyzing a wizard —— the White Saruman | 第54-59页 |
| ·Backgroud of wizard | 第54-55页 |
| ·Saruman in the disguise of id, ego and super-ego | 第55-57页 |
| ·Victor of id, and degenetacy of Saruman | 第57-59页 |
| ·Analyzing a man——Boromir, son of the steward of Gondor | 第59-62页 |
| ·Description of man | 第59页 |
| ·Two different types of Boromir | 第59-61页 |
| ·Sublimation of Boromir | 第61-62页 |
| ·Analyzing the group of three characters—— taking examples from hobbit and wizard | 第62-73页 |
| ·Analyzing wizard: Sauron, Saruman, and Gandalf | 第63-66页 |
| ·The Dark Lord Sauron following a happy principle | 第63-64页 |
| ·The White Saruman carrying personality of ego | 第64-65页 |
| ·The Gray Wizard controlled by principle of ideal | 第65-66页 |
| ·Analyzing hobbit: Gollum, Frodo, and Sam | 第66-73页 |
| ·Gollum, Cain in the Lord of the Rings | 第66-68页 |
| ·Frodo, Ring-destroyer | 第68-70页 |
| ·Sam, faithful companion | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第73-75页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第73-74页 |
| ·Limitation and suggestions for further research | 第74-75页 |
| Works Cited | 第75-80页 |
| Appendix 攻读研究生期间发表的论文 | 第80-81页 |
