| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-8页 |
| Preface (Chinese) | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter I Introduction: Gish Jen and Her Novel Typical American | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter II Analysis of "Golden Humor" in Typical American from Two Aspects of Narratology: Story & Discourse | 第16-22页 |
| A. Two Basic Terms in Narratology: Story and Discourse | 第16-18页 |
| B. "Golden Humor" in Typical American | 第18-22页 |
| 1."Golden Humor" | 第18-20页 |
| 2. Differences between Black Humor and "Golden Humor" | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter III "Golden Humor" Embodied in the Story of Typical American | 第22-35页 |
| A. Story in Narratology | 第22-24页 |
| B. Gish Jen's Use of "Golden Humor" in the Story | 第24-35页 |
| 1. "Golden Humor" in Characterization | 第24-28页 |
| 2. "Golden Humor" in Story-telling | 第28-35页 |
| 1) Irony: Verbal and Dramatic | 第29-31页 |
| 2) Understatement | 第31-32页 |
| 3) Epiphany | 第32-33页 |
| 4) Open ending | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter IV "Golden Humor" Embodied in the Discourse of Typical American | 第35-50页 |
| A. Discourse in Narratology | 第35-41页 |
| 1. Free Direct Discourse: Types and Functions | 第36-38页 |
| 2. Free Indirect Discourse: Free Indirect Speech & Free Indirect Thought | 第38-41页 |
| 1) Functions of Free Indirect Speech | 第39-40页 |
| 2) Functions of Free Indirect Thought | 第40-41页 |
| B. Gish Jen's Use of "Golden Humor" in Free Direct and Free Indirect Discourse | 第41-50页 |
| 1. "Golden Humor" Embodied in Free Direct Discourse | 第41-45页 |
| 2. "Golden Humor" Embodied in Free Indirect Discourse | 第45-50页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Works Cited | 第52-54页 |
