| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter I The Emergence of Postwar American Black Humor | 第14-30页 |
| 1.The Influence of Physical Disorientation on Moral and Historical Anxiety | 第17-19页 |
| 2.The Historical and Epistemological Crisis | 第19-24页 |
| 3.Postwar Pessimism and Uncertainty in Kurt Vonnegut | 第24-30页 |
| Chapter II The Feature of Historical Uncertainty | 第30-51页 |
| 1.The Meaninglessness of Historical Events in Slaughterhouse-Five | 第31-39页 |
| 2.Crisis of Historical Meaning in Cat’s Cradle | 第39-45页 |
| 3.Determinism and the Illusion of Progress in The Sirens of Titan | 第45-51页 |
| Chapter III The Feature of Moral Ambiguity | 第51-66页 |
| 1.The Emptiness of Religion and Elusiveness of Morality in Slaughterhouse- | 第53-56页 |
| 2.Scientific Indifference in Cat’s Cradle | 第56-63页 |
| 3.The Absurdity of Religion and Morality in The Sirens of Titan | 第63-66页 |
| Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71-72页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表论文以及参加科研情况 | 第72-73页 |
