| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| ChapterⅠ INTRODUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Cormac McCarthy and His Works | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Thesis Structure | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-23页 |
| 2.1 Studies Abroad | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Studies at Home | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ THEORE TICAL FRAMEWORK | 第23-36页 |
| 3.1 Western Classical Narratology | 第23-26页 |
| 3.2 Story and Discourse of Narratology | 第26-36页 |
| 3.2.1 Story of Narratology | 第28-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Discourse of Narratology | 第31-36页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ THE STORY OF THE ROAD | 第36-51页 |
| 4.1 The Plot Structure of the Novel | 第36-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Surface Structure of The Road | 第36-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Deep-seated Structure of The Road | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 Characterization of the Novel | 第40-45页 |
| 4.2.1 The Classification of Character | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Characterization of The Road | 第42-45页 |
| 4.3 The Story Space of the Novel | 第45-51页 |
| 4.3.1 The Setting of The Road | 第45-47页 |
| 4.3.2 The Story Space and Angle of View | 第47-49页 |
| 4.3.3 The Story Space and Plot | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ NARRATIVE DISCOURSE OF THE ROAD | 第51-66页 |
| 5.1 Discourse Time of the Novel | 第51-56页 |
| 5.1.1 Time Sequence of The Road | 第51-53页 |
| 5.1.2 Duration of The Road | 第53-56页 |
| 5.2 Narrative Perspective of the Novel | 第56-62页 |
| 5.2.1 Character-focalizer in The Road | 第57-58页 |
| 5.2.2 Internal and External Focalization of The Road | 第58-60页 |
| 5.2.3 Narrator and Perceiver of The Road | 第60-62页 |
| 5.3 Manifestations of the Character’s Utterance | 第62-66页 |
| 5.3.1 Free Direct Speech of The Road | 第62-64页 |
| 5.3.2 Free Indirect Speech of The Road | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter CONCLUSIONⅥ | 第66-68页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第68-71页 |
