| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| 1.1 Thomas Pynchon and His Literary Position | 第8-11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 The Aim and Significance of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two The “Gravitation” in Novels | 第15-29页 |
| 2.1 The Scientific Meaning of Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 The Metaphorical Meaning of Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation | 第16-20页 |
| 2.3 The Social Structure under the “Gravitation” | 第20-29页 |
| Chapter Three The Theory of Entropy | 第29-42页 |
| 3.1 Entropy and Its Scientific Meaning | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2 Entropy and Its Metaphorical Meaning in The Crying of Lot 49 and V | 第31-42页 |
| Chapter Four Erwin Schrodinger’s Cat | 第42-46页 |
| 4.1 The Scientific Meaning of Erwin Schrodinger’s Cat | 第42页 |
| 4.2 The Metaphorical Meaning of Erwin Schrodinger’s Cat in The Crying of Lot 49 and V | 第42-46页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第46-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49页 |
