| Acknowledgements | 第4-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One: Age of Iron and Trauma Theory | 第14-29页 |
| 1.1 J.M.Coetzee and Age of Iron | 第14-18页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第18-26页 |
| 1.3 Trauma Theory | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Two Trauma in Mrs.Curren | 第29-44页 |
| 2.1 Psychological Trauma in Mrs.Curren | 第29-36页 |
| 2.1.1 Intrusion of Traumatic Memories and Dreams | 第30-33页 |
| 2.1.2 Shame and Guilt as a Perpetrator | 第33-36页 |
| 2.2 Cultural Trauma in Mrs.Curren | 第36-44页 |
| 2.2.1 Culture and History of South Africa | 第37-39页 |
| 2.2.2 Indelible Collective Memory | 第39-40页 |
| 2.2.3 Collective Identity Crisis | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter Three Reasons for Mrs.Curren's Suffering from Trauma | 第44-56页 |
| 3.1 Witnessing the Racial Oppression | 第45-49页 |
| 3.1.1 Miserable Living Conditions of the Oppressed | 第45-47页 |
| 3.1.2 Brutal Racial Persecution | 第47-49页 |
| 3.2 Pursuit of Humanity as an Intellectual | 第49-51页 |
| 3.3 Lack of Supportive Help | 第51-56页 |
| 3.3.1 Indifferent Social Surroundings | 第52-54页 |
| 3.3.2 Broken Family Relationship | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Four Working Through the Trauma | 第56-67页 |
| 4.1 Reconnection with Others | 第56-60页 |
| 4.1.1 Containment and Confession towards the Black | 第57-59页 |
| 4.1.2 Trust in the Vagrant | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2 Sharing the Traumatic Experience with Others | 第60-63页 |
| 4.3 Death as the Ultimate Relief | 第63-67页 |
| Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| Notes | 第70-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-83页 |
| 在校期间的研宄成果 | 第83页 |
