| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第13-29页 |
| 1.1 Literature Review | 第14-19页 |
| 1.2 Thesis Statement and Significance of the Research | 第19-21页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Framework | 第21-26页 |
| 1.4 Analysis Procedure | 第26-29页 |
| CHAPTER TWO CAUSES OF VERONICA’S UNSPEAKABLE TRAUMA | 第29-47页 |
| 2.1 Veronica’s Inability to Comprehend and React to Child Sexual Abuse | 第29-35页 |
| 2.2 Insignificant Lives in a Detached Family | 第35-41页 |
| 2.3 Inability of Three Generations of Irish Women to Control Their Fates | 第41-47页 |
| CHAPTER THREE VERONICA’S PASSIVE RESPONSES TO TRAUMA | 第47-63页 |
| 3.1 Denial and Dissociation to Avoid Pains | 第48-51页 |
| 3.2 Self-injury as Anaesthetic and Irritant | 第51-54页 |
| 3.3 Disconnection from the Living World | 第54-58页 |
| 3.4 Changed Attitudes about Sex and Love | 第58-63页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR VERONICA’S MEANS OF RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA | 第63-81页 |
| 4.1 Writing an Imagined History | 第63-68页 |
| 4.2 Seeking Roots of Trauma in Irish Society and Gaining Relief | 第68-75页 |
| 4.3 New Lives Bringing New Hope | 第75-81页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第81-85页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第85-90页 |
