| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| ·Peter Carey and His Works | 第11-13页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-15页 |
| ·Theoretical Background | 第15-17页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Causes of Trauma in the Novel | 第19-31页 |
| ·Causes of Individual Trauma | 第19-26页 |
| ·Physical Wound of Tristan Smith | 第19-21页 |
| ·Unusual Parentage | 第21-26页 |
| ·Imperialist Hegemony | 第26-31页 |
| ·Political Interference | 第26-28页 |
| ·Sirkus Dominance | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three Symptoms of Trauma in the Novel | 第31-44页 |
| ·Individual Level | 第31-38页 |
| ·Sense of Unsafety | 第31-34页 |
| ·Paranoiac Obsession with Acting | 第34-35页 |
| ·National Identity Crisis | 第35-38页 |
| ·Collective Level | 第38-44页 |
| ·Sense of Secondrateness | 第38-40页 |
| ·Contradictory Attitude Towards Voorstand | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter Four Recovery of Trauma | 第44-52页 |
| ·Recovery within the Novel | 第44-49页 |
| ·Getting out of the Costume:From Mouse to Tristan | 第45-47页 |
| ·Seeking for a Way out:Reconstructing Collective Identity | 第47-49页 |
| ·Carey's Narrative Employment:Practical Endeavor Towards AustralianNational Traumatic Recovery | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| References | 第55-59页 |
| Publications | 第59页 |
