| 中文摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| 1.1 Ian McEwan and His Works | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第10-15页 |
| Chapter Two Indeterminacy of Characters' World | 第15-25页 |
| 2.1 Absence of Time | 第15-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Loss of Date | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Fragmented Time Span | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Absence of Location | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Nowhere or Anywhere | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Loss of Geographic Orientation | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three Indeterminacy of Characters' Identities and Their Relationships | 第25-38页 |
| 3.1. Indeterminate Identities of Characters | 第25-33页 |
| 3.1.1. Nameless Characters | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1.2. Named Characters with Unstable Identities | 第29-33页 |
| 3.2. Indeterminate Relationships of Characters | 第33-38页 |
| 3.2.1. Ambiguous Love between Father and Mother | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.2. Confusing Relationship between Julie and Jack | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Four Indeterminacy of Characters' Life Courses | 第38-47页 |
| 4.1. Indeterminate Process of Characters' Growth | 第38-43页 |
| 4.1.1. Uncertainty of Happenings | 第39-42页 |
| 4.1.2. The Fractured Growth of Characters | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2 Indeterminacy of the Ending | 第43-47页 |
| 4.2.1. The Open Ending of the Novel | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2.2. The Endless Lives of Characters | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第47-49页 |
| 5.1. Summary | 第47-48页 |
| 5.2. Further Research | 第48-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-52页 |
