| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第10-24页 |
| 1.1 Norman Mailer and An American Dream | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review Abroad and at Home | 第12-16页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Perspective | 第16-20页 |
| 1.4 Significance and Structure of the Thesis | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Two THE SYMTOMS OF CHARACTERS’ TRAUMA | 第24-36页 |
| 2.1 Depersonalization Disorder of Rojack | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2 Inferiority and Self-hatred Complex of Shago | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3 Dissociative Identity Disorder of Deborah | 第30-32页 |
| 2.4 Depressive Disorder of Cherry | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Three THE CAUSES OF CHARACTERS’ TRUMA | 第36-52页 |
| 3.1 War Trauma: Veteran’s Unspeakable Experience | 第36-40页 |
| 3.2 Racial Trauma: African American’s Collective Memory | 第40-44页 |
| 3.3 Unhappy Childhood and Fornication | 第44-47页 |
| 3.4 Parentless Childhood and Shameful Scandals | 第47-52页 |
| Chapter Four TRAUMA-HEALING PROCESS OF CHARACTERS | 第52-68页 |
| 4.1 Attempts to Get Self-reversion but Fails | 第52-57页 |
| 4.2 Rebellious Spirit Against the White Oppressor | 第57-61页 |
| 4.3 Evasive Attitude Towards Trauma | 第61-65页 |
| 4.4 Retelling Sufferings to Face up to Trauma | 第65-68页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第68-72页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第72-78页 |
| 附录： 作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第78页 |
