| ABSTRACT | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-11页 |
| Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION | 第11-29页 |
| A. A Scholarship on Tim O’Brien and his Work In the Lake of the Woods | 第11-15页 |
| B. A Brief Introduction to the Vietnam War | 第15-19页 |
| C. A Brief Introduction to Trauma Theory | 第19-24页 |
| D. A Brief Introduction to Masculinity Studies | 第24-26页 |
| E. Thesis Statement | 第26-29页 |
| Ⅱ. THE IMPACTS OF VIETNAM WAR ON JOHN WADE'S INDIVIDUAL LIFE | 第29-55页 |
| A. John Wade’s War Experience | 第29-33页 |
| B. The Impacts on John Wade’s Psyche | 第33-50页 |
| 1. John Wade’s PTSD | 第33-37页 |
| 2. Symptoms of John Wade’s PTSD | 第37-45页 |
| 3. John Wade’s Loss of Masculinity | 第45-50页 |
| C. The Impacts of Trauma on John Wade’s Career | 第50-55页 |
| 1. John Wade’s Failure in the Election because of “My Lai Massacre” | 第51-53页 |
| 2. The Unfulfillment of John Wade's Desire of Politics | 第53-55页 |
| Ⅲ. THE EFFECTS OF JOHN WADE’S TRAUMA UPON HIS MARRIAGE LIFE | 第55-71页 |
| A. John Wade’s Changes of Personality in his Marriage | 第55-61页 |
| 1. John Wade's Tailing after his Wife | 第56-58页 |
| 2. A Secretive Man | 第58-61页 |
| B. John Wade's Obsession with power and Control in his Marriage | 第61-68页 |
| 1. John Wade’s Desire to Manipulate | 第61-63页 |
| 2. Sadism in John’s Mind | 第63-65页 |
| 3. Disharmonious Marriage Life | 第65-68页 |
| C. Tragic Ending of the Marriage | 第68-71页 |
| Ⅳ. CONCLUSION | 第71-74页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第74-77页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第77页 |
