| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| 1.1 Life of Agatha Christie and Her Works | 第8-11页 |
| 1.2 Aims and Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Agatha Christie and Her Works at Home | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Agatha Christie and Her Works Abroad | 第15-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第21-37页 |
| 3.1 An Overview of Unreliable Narration | 第21-23页 |
| 3.2 Two Approaches to Unreliable Narration | 第23-31页 |
| 3.2.1 Classic Rhetoric Approach | 第24-28页 |
| 3.2.2 Cognitive/Constructive Approach | 第28-31页 |
| 3.3 Unreliable Narration Theorized by James Phelan | 第31-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Unreliability in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | 第37-61页 |
| 4.1 Implied Author and Unreliable Narrator | 第39-45页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of Unreliable Narration along Narrative Axis | 第45-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Axis of Facts/Events | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Axis of Values/Ethics | 第48-50页 |
| 4.2.3 Axis of Knowledge/Perception | 第50-52页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of Unreliable Narration in Different Subtypes | 第52-61页 |
| 4.3.1 Misreporting and Misregarding | 第52-56页 |
| 4.3.2 Misreporting and Misreading | 第56-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| 5.1 Summary | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2 Contributions and Limitations | 第62-63页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-68页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第68-69页 |
| Resume | 第69页 |
