| Abstract(in Chinese) | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract(in English) | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第11-22页 |
| 0.1 Kazuo Ishiguro and The Remains of the Day | 第11-16页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| 0.3 Significance of the Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter One An Introduction to Spatial Criticism | 第22-30页 |
| 1.1 Concept of Space | 第22-23页 |
| 1.2 Development of Spatial Criticism | 第23-28页 |
| 1.3 Spatial Criticism and Literary Studies | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Two The Loss and Quest of Stevens’s Own Home in Physical Space | 第30-37页 |
| 2.1 Darlington Hall: Space of Confinement | 第31-34页 |
| 2.2 English Countryside: Space of Wilderness | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Three The Loss and Quest of Stevens’s Own Home in Social Space | 第37-48页 |
| 3.1 Being a Subservient Butler in a Space of Oppression and Servility | 第38-44页 |
| 3.2 Becoming a Dignified Gentleman in a Space of Freedom and Respect | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter Four The Loss and Quest of Stevens’s Own Home in Mental Space | 第48-60页 |
| 4.1 Space of Dignity: From Pursuit to Reflection | 第48-51页 |
| 4.2 Space of Loyalty: From Blindness to Self-consciousness | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3 Space of Emotion: From Repression to Confession | 第52-60页 |
| Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66-67页 |
| About the Author | 第67页 |
