| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第9-20页 |
| 1.1 The Waters of Thirst: A Literature Review | 第9-12页 |
| 1.2 Thesis Statement and Significance of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Illness and Illness Narrative | 第13-18页 |
| 1.4 Analysis Procedure | 第18-20页 |
| CHAPTER TWO THE DISEASED BODY: ILLNESS AND MEDICAL DISCIPLINE | 第20-32页 |
| 2.1 The Hospitalized and Disciplined Body | 第20-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Dialysis: A Disciplinary Rescuer | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.2 The Paradoxical Hospital: A Medical and Disciplinary Field | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2 A Modern Tantalus | 第26-31页 |
| 2.2.1 Unquenchable Thirst: Fixed Liquid Intake | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2.2 Deprived Taste: Restricted Nourishment | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第31-32页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THE AFFECTED MIND: ILLNESS AND DEFENSIVE MECHANISMS | 第32-43页 |
| 3.1 Introjected Persecutions: Mother, Disease and Medicine | 第32-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Introjected Love and Fear of Death: William’s Relationship with His Mother | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.2 Inherited Disease and Internalized Discipline | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2 Projected Fear and Desires: Alleviation of Anxiety | 第36-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Counteracted Fear of Death and Cravings for Health | 第36-39页 |
| 3.2.2 Rebellion against Medicine and Projected Thirsts | 第39-41页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第41-43页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR A GAY MAN’S DILEMMA: ILLNESS AND GENDER IDENTITY | 第43-56页 |
| 4.1 Renal Disease: Problematic Gender Identity | 第43-47页 |
| 4.1.1 Prescribed Life and Problematic Gender Identity | 第43-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Undermined Masculinity | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2 AIDS: A“Gay”Plague | 第47-54页 |
| 4.2.1 Connecting AIDS with Homosexuality | 第48-51页 |
| 4.2.2 Influences of AIDS: Monogamy vs. Promiscuity | 第51-54页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第54-56页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第56-59页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第59-61页 |
