| ABSTRACT(ENGLISH) | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT(CHINESE) | 第8-12页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION | 第12-28页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to Khaled Hosseini and The Kite Runner | 第12-15页 |
| B. A General Introduction to Trauma Theory | 第15-22页 |
| 1. The Development of Trauma Theory | 第15-19页 |
| 2. Cultural Trauma Theory | 第19-22页 |
| C. Research Status in Domestic and Abroad | 第22-26页 |
| D. Thesis Statement | 第26-28页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ. THE MANIFESTATION OF CULTURAL TRAUMA IN THE KITE RUNNER | 第28-42页 |
| A. Amir’ s Identity Crisis and Negative Attitude towards the Past | 第28-33页 |
| 1. An Unofficial Afghans | 第29-30页 |
| 2. Unwillingness to Face the Things of the Old Days | 第30-32页 |
| 3. Refusing to Accept the Traditional Culture | 第32-33页 |
| B. Hassan the Hazara’ s Dilemma of Ethnic Cleansing | 第33-36页 |
| 1. The Prey of the Religious Persecution | 第34-35页 |
| 2. Marginalization on the Hierarchical Society | 第35-36页 |
| C. Soraya’ s Sexual Oppression | 第36-41页 |
| 1. An Affiliation in a Male Dominant Society | 第37-39页 |
| 2. No Discourse Power on Her Own Affairs | 第39-41页 |
| D. Summary | 第41-42页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ. THE CAUSE OF CULTURAL TRAUMA IN THE KITE RUNNER | 第42-51页 |
| A. A Never-Ending Internal Conflict | 第42-45页 |
| 1. The Coup D’ état: The Destroyer of the Leisurely Days | 第43-44页 |
| 2. Racial Discrimination: The Root of the Hazara’ s Affliction | 第44-45页 |
| B. The All-pervasive Smoke of War | 第45-48页 |
| 1. The So-called Winner’ s Misery | 第45-46页 |
| 2. The Afghanistan War: War on the Real Terror | 第46-48页 |
| C. Sex Discrimination in Patriarchal Society | 第48-50页 |
| D. Summary | 第50-51页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ. REDEMPTION AND ALTERATION IN THE KITE RUNNER | 第51-64页 |
| A. Amir’ s Atonement and Reconstruction of Identity | 第51-57页 |
| 1. Confronting the Past and Redeeming His Guilt | 第52-54页 |
| 2. Repenting and Ratification of the Tradition | 第54-56页 |
| 3. Regaining the Tradition Identity | 第56-57页 |
| B. Soraya’ s Transformation of Consciousness | 第57-59页 |
| 1. Active Integration into Society | 第57-58页 |
| 2. Pursuit of Independence in New Age | 第58-59页 |
| C. The National Cohesion Promotion | 第59-62页 |
| D. Summary | 第62-64页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ. CONCLUSION | 第64-67页 |
| A. Major Findings | 第64-66页 |
| B. Limitations | 第66页 |
| C. Suggestions | 第66-67页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第67-71页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第71-72页 |
