| Acknowledgement | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第10-32页 |
| 1.1 Historical Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1.1 Vietnam War | 第13页 |
| 1.1.2 Iraq War | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1.3 The Comparability of The Two Wars | 第14页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第14-32页 |
| 1.2.1 Foreign Studies on Films | 第14-21页 |
| 1.2.2 Trauma and Cinema | 第21-25页 |
| 1.2.3 China's Studies on Films | 第25-29页 |
| 1.2.4 Trauma and Cinema | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Two: Trauma Theory | 第32-43页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Trauma | 第32-33页 |
| 2.2 The Evolution of War Trauma | 第33-36页 |
| 2.3 Trauma Theory | 第36-43页 |
| 2.3.1 Freud: Trauma and Memory | 第36-37页 |
| 2.3.2 Cathy Caruth: Trauma and Latency | 第37-40页 |
| 2.3.3 Judith Herman: Disconnection, Hyper-arousal, Intrusion and Constriction | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Three:The Transformation of Traumatic Symptoms from Vietnam War Films to Iraq War Films | 第43-68页 |
| 3.1 The Representation of Traumatic symptoms in Vietnam War Films | 第43-54页 |
| 3.1.1 The Representation of Traumatic Symptoms in Taxi Driver(1976) | 第44-48页 |
| 3.1.1.1 Repression | 第45-46页 |
| 3.1.1.2 Disconnection | 第46-48页 |
| 3.1.2 The Representation of Traumatic Symptoms in the "Rambo" Series | 第48-54页 |
| 3.1.2.1 Intrusive Memories and Hyper-arousal | 第49-51页 |
| 3.1.2.2 Disconnection | 第51-54页 |
| 3.2 The Representation of Traumatic Symptoms in Iraq War Films | 第54-63页 |
| 3.2.1 The Representation of Traumatic Symptoms in In the Valley of Elah(2007) | 第54-60页 |
| 3.2.1.1 Repression of Memories | 第55-57页 |
| 3.2.1.2 Soldiers' Collective Trauma | 第57-58页 |
| 3.2.1.3 Parents' Trauma | 第58-60页 |
| 3.2.2 The Representation of Traumatic symptoms in American Sniper (2014) | 第60-63页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Hyper-arousal | 第60-61页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Repression and Intrusive Sounds | 第61页 |
| 3.2.2.3 Disconnection | 第61-62页 |
| 3.2.2.4 The Wife's Trauma | 第62-63页 |
| 3.3 The Transformation of Traumatic Symptoms from Vietnam War Films to Iraq War Films | 第63-68页 |
| Chapter Four: The Transformation Representation of Catharsis From Vietnam War Films to Iraq War Films | 第68-83页 |
| 4.1 The Representation of Catharsis in Vietnam War Films | 第68-73页 |
| 4.1.1 The Representation of Catharsis in Taxi Driver(1976) | 第68-71页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Limited Self-Made Catharsis | 第69-70页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Failure in Search for Social Support | 第70-71页 |
| 4.1.2 The Representation of Catharsis in The "Rambo" Series | 第71-73页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Severe Lack of Catharsis | 第71-72页 |
| 4.1.2.2 The Wrong "Rescuer" in Disadvantageous Social Circumstances | 第72-73页 |
| 4.2 The Representation of Catharsis in Iraq War Films | 第73-78页 |
| 4.2.1 The Representation of Catharsis in In the Valley of Elah(2007) | 第74-75页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Immoral Catharsis and Vicarious Cure | 第74-75页 |
| 4.2.2 The Representation of Catharsis in American Sniper (2014) | 第75-78页 |
| 4.2.2.1 A Comparatively Good Catharsis in Repression | 第75-77页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Guaranteed Autonomy under Good Familial Support | 第77-78页 |
| 4.3 The Transformation of Representation of Catharsis from Vietnam War Films to Iraq War Films | 第78-83页 |
| Chapter Five: A Significant Progress Even With Limitations | 第83-100页 |
| 5.1 Progress in Transformation | 第83-92页 |
| 5.1.1 Progress in Trauma Victims | 第83-84页 |
| 5.1.2 Progress in Social Support | 第84-86页 |
| 5.1.3 Progress in Violent Catharsis | 第86-88页 |
| 5.1.4 Progress in Finding Culprits | 第88-92页 |
| 5.2 Limitations in Transformation | 第92-100页 |
| 5.2.1 Emphasis of Masculine Type of Traumatic Symptoms and Catharsis 83 | 第92-95页 |
| 5.2.2 Absence of Guilt over Soldiers' Killing | 第95-97页 |
| 5.2.3 Lack of Atonement towards Vietnamese and Iraqi People | 第97-100页 |
| Chapter Six:Conclusion | 第100-102页 |
| Limitations and Suggestions | 第102-103页 |
| References | 第103-108页 |
