| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第11-17页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Tim Winton and Cloudstreet | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-28页 |
| 2.1 Related Studies on Cloudstreet | 第17-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Researches abroad | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Researches at home | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 The Theory of Trauma | 第21-28页 |
| 2.2.1 The definition of trauma theory | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 The origin and development of trauma theory | 第23-28页 |
| Chapter Three PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES OF CHARACTERS IN CLOUDSTREET | 第28-37页 |
| 3.1 Domestic Traumatic Events | 第28-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Rose’s suffering in growth—miserable childhood | 第29-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Quick’s suffering in growth—being a witness of Fish’s near drowning | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2 Social Traumatic Events | 第33-37页 |
| 3.2.1 The influence of two World Wars | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.2 The influence of the industrial civilization of Australia | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES ON THE CHARACTERS’ GROWTH | 第37-47页 |
| 4.1 Traumatic Symptoms on Individual Level | 第37-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Traumatic symptom of Rose—self-identity crisis | 第38-40页 |
| 4.1.2 Traumatic symptom of Quick—disintegration between the past and the present | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2 Traumatic Symptoms on Collective Level | 第42-47页 |
| 4.2.1 The sense of insecurity | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Confusion about the future | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter Five RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA | 第47-57页 |
| 5.1 The Path of Characters’ Growth | 第47-52页 |
| 5.1.1 Rose’s recovery from trauma—retelling traumatic story | 第47-50页 |
| 5.1.2 Quick’s recovery from trauma—integration of the past and the present | 第50-52页 |
| 5.2 The Significance of Recovery | 第52-57页 |
| 5.2.1 The significance for the traumatic individuals | 第53-55页 |
| 5.2.2 The significance for the traumatic collective | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第57-60页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第60-62页 |
