| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| 0.1 Introduction to T. C. Boyle and A Friend of the Earth | 第8-10页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第10-12页 |
| 0.3 Significance of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter One Environmental Apocalypticism | 第14-24页 |
| 1.1 Development and Characteristics of Apocalypticism | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2 Connotation and Characteristics of Environmental Apocalypticism | 第17-21页 |
| 1.3 A Friend of the Earth as a Model of Environmental Apocalypse | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Two Images of Future Environmental Catastrophes in A Friend of the Earth | 第24-38页 |
| 2.1 Self-indulgence Represented by Tierwater | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2 Excessive Deforestation of Timber Companies | 第27-30页 |
| 2.3 Worship for Sci-tech Represented by the Reagan Administration | 第30-34页 |
| 2.4 Thorny Problem of Overpopulation in Southern California | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter Three Techniques to Arouse the Awareness of Environmental Crisis in A Friend of the Earth | 第38-48页 |
| 3.1 Juxtaposition of Time and Space and Magnified Scale of Crisis | 第38-41页 |
| 3.2 Apocalyptic Depiction of Sierra as a Modern Cassandra | 第41-44页 |
| 3.3 Depiction of Double Dilemmas Faced by the Characters | 第44-48页 |
| Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53-54页 |
| 个人简历 | 第54页 |
