| Introduction | 第1-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Life and Career of Joseph Heller | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter 2 The Novel Catch-22 | 第19-24页 |
| 2．1 Social Background of the Novel | 第19-20页 |
| 2．2 Psychological and Philosophical Background of the Novel | 第20-22页 |
| 2．3 Literary Background of the Novel | 第22页 |
| 2．4 Central Theme and Major Writing Techniques of the Novel | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Temporal Order | 第24-60页 |
| 3．1 Temporal Order | 第24-25页 |
| 3．2 Introduction to the Temporal Order of the Whole Novel | 第25-31页 |
| 3．3 Temporal Order of Each Chapter | 第31-48页 |
| 3．3．1 General Characteristics of Temporal Order of Different Chapters | 第31-32页 |
| 3．3．2 Temporal Order of Chapters in Section One of Catch-22 | 第32-39页 |
| 3．3．3 Temporal Order of Chapters in Section Two of Catch-22 | 第39-43页 |
| 3．3．4 Temporal Order of Chapters in Section Three of Catch-22 | 第43-48页 |
| 3．4 The Pattern of the Change of Temporal Order of the Whole Novel | 第48-53页 |
| 3．5 Functions of the Unusual Temporal Order in the Novel | 第53-60页 |
| Chapter 4 Temporal Frequency | 第60-77页 |
| 4．1 Temporal Frequency | 第60-61页 |
| 4．2 Temporal Frequency of Recurring Events and the Significance of Their High Frequencies | 第61-71页 |
| 4．3 Distribution of the Recurrences of Each Recurring Event and the Function it Serves | 第71-77页 |
| Chapter 5 Temporal Duration | 第77-91页 |
| 5．1 Temporal Duration | 第77-78页 |
| 5．2 Tendencies to Change the Temporal Durations of Recurring Events and the Functions they Serve | 第78-87页 |
| 5．2．1 Temporal Duration of Recurring Events | 第79-81页 |
| 5．2．2 Tendencies to Change the Temporal Durations of Recurring Events and the Functions they Serve | 第81-87页 |
| 5．2．2．1 Gradual Clarification of Absurdity | 第81-83页 |
| 5．2．2．2 Everlasting Force of the Initial Blow of Death | 第83-85页 |
| 5．2．2．3 Unfading Reminders and Delayed Revelatory Explosion | 第85-87页 |
| 5．3 The General Feature and Significance of Different Versions of Recurring Events | 第87-91页 |
| Chapter 6 Coordination and Co-relationship of the Temporal Factors and the Function they Play as a Whole | 第91-95页 |
| 6．1 On the Level of the Study of the Novel | 第91-92页 |
| 6．2 On the Level of Catch-22 itself | 第92-95页 |
| Conclusion | 第95-99页 |
| Works Cited | 第99-102页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第102页 |
