| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| 1.1 Significance of the Study | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1.1 Significance of the Study in Literature | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1.2 Significance of the Study in Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Structure of this Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| 2.1 The Issue of Time in Different Fields | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Time in Physics | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Time in Philosophy | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.3 Time in Psychology | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 The Theoretical Framework:Duration Theory | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.1 The Features of Duration | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Duration and Memory | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.3 The Past, the Present and the Future in Duration | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3 The Study of Julian Barnes and The Sense of an Ending Abroad and at Home | 第24-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Julian Barnes and The Sense of an Ending Abroad | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Julian Barnes and The Sense of an Ending at Home | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Time and Memory in The Sense of an Ending | 第29-45页 |
| 3.1 Time Issue in the Title and in the Structure | 第29-34页 |
| 3.2 Time Issue in The Sense of an Ending | 第34-40页 |
| 3.2.1 Physical Time in The Sense of an Ending | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Psychological Time in The Sense of an Ending | 第38-40页 |
| 3.3 Time and Memory | 第40-45页 |
| 3.3.1 Conscious Memory and Physical Time | 第41-42页 |
| 3.3.2 Unconscious Memory and Psychological Time | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Time and Truth in The Sense of an Ending | 第45-58页 |
| 4.1 Tony:Dodge the Past ("You can't get it") | 第46-50页 |
| 4.1.1 Tony's Time Consciousness | 第46-49页 |
| 4.1.2 "You Can't Get it" | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2 Adrian:Dodge the Present (Leave the Truth) | 第50-54页 |
| 4.2.1 Adrian's Time Consciousness | 第50-53页 |
| 4.2.2 Leave the Truth | 第53-54页 |
| 4.3 Veronica:Face the Past and Shoulder the Present (Live in the Truth) | 第54-58页 |
| 4.3.1 Veronica's Time Consciousness | 第54-56页 |
| 4.3.2 Live in the Truth | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| References | 第61-65页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间的科研成果 | 第65页 |
