| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Ⅰ A brief introduction to nonfiction and its major writers | 第8-12页 |
| A. Nonfiction | 第8-9页 |
| B. Major nonfiction writers' achievements | 第9页 |
| C. Critical responses to nonfiction | 第9-12页 |
| Ⅱ Analysis of nonfiction from cultural and historical background | 第12-24页 |
| A. Background knowledge from cultural and historical perspective | 第12-19页 |
| (1) McCarthyism | 第13-15页 |
| (2) The influence of Vietnam War and other kinds of violence upon New Journalism | 第15-18页 |
| (3) Different explanations to terrorism in nonfiction works | 第18-19页 |
| B. The disillusion of American Dream | 第19-24页 |
| Ⅲ Nonfiction in comparison with realism | 第24-31页 |
| Ⅳ The differences between journalism and nonfiction | 第31-36页 |
| Ⅴ Major artistic techniques reflected in nonfiction works | 第36-51页 |
| A. Narrative strategy | 第36-47页 |
| (1) Narrative criticism | 第36-39页 |
| (2) Specific narrative strategies in nonfiction works | 第39-47页 |
| B. Language style | 第47-51页 |
| Ⅵ Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Notes | 第53-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-63页 |
