声明
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1．1 The Development of Sea Fiction
1．1．1 The Beginning of Sea Fiction
1．1．2 The Developing of Sea Fiction
1．2 Two Sea Novels：Life of Pi and The Old Man and the Sea
1．2．1 Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea
1．2．2 Yann Martel’s Life of Pi
1．3 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2．1 Research on the Two Novels at Home and Abroad
2．2 Aim and Significance of the Thesis
Chapter 3 Sea and Survival
3．1 The Experience of Pi in Life of Pi
3．1．1 Pi and the Tiger：Threat from the Tiger to Pi’s Survival
3．1．2 Pi and Sea：Traumatic Experiences of Pi
3．2 The Experience of Santiago in The Old Man and the Sea
3．2．1 Santiago and the Fish：Co-existence of the Old Man and the Fish
3．2．2 Santiago and the Sea：Relationship between a Fisherman and the Sea
3．3 Pi’s Success and Santiago’s Failure in their Struggles to Sulwive
Chapter 4 Sea and Religion
4．1 Religious View in Life of Pi
4．1．1 Three Religions：Hinduism，Christianity，and Islam
4．1．2 Religion as a Metaphor
4．2 Religious View in The Old Man and the Sea
4．2．1 Religious Images：Name，Numbers and Experience
4．2．2 Religion in Fighting against the Sea
4．3 A Comparison of the Religious Views in the Two Novels
Chapter 5 Sea and Nature Concept
5．1 Natural and Social Background of the Two Novels
5．2 Nature Concepts in the Two Novels
5．2．1 Confrontation with Nature in Life of Pi
5．2．2 Reverence for Nature in The Old Man and the Sea
5．3 Seeking for Harmonization between Human and Nature
Chapter 6 Conclusion
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