| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Kurt Vonnegut and His Literary Career | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第10-13页 |
| 1.3 The Dystopian Science Fiction in American Literature | 第13-15页 |
| 1.4 The Layout of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Technological Constraint over Human Beings | 第16-31页 |
| 2.1 The Loss of Human Free Will in Player Piano | 第17-22页 |
| 2.2 The Control of Human Mind in The Sirens of Titan | 第22-26页 |
| 2.3 The Destruction of Human Life in Cat's Cradle | 第26-31页 |
| Chapter Three Political Domination over Human Life | 第31-42页 |
| 3.1 Elitism and Hierarchy in Player Piano | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2 Totalitarian and Tyranny in Cat's Cradle | 第35-38页 |
| 3.3 Political Hypocrisy in The Sirens of Titan | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Four Religious Control over Human Mind | 第42-53页 |
| 4.1 The Emptiness of Technologism and Ghost Shirt Society in Player Piano | 第43-46页 |
| 4.2 The Apathetic Followers of Bokonon in Cat's Cradle | 第46-49页 |
| 4.3 The Powerful Human God in The Sirens of Titan | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
