| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-20页 |
| 1.1 Jhumpa Lahiri and Her Major Works | 第9-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第12-15页 |
| 1.3 Trauma Theory | 第15-18页 |
| 1.4 Layout of The Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Intrusion into the Family | 第20-32页 |
| 2.1 Betrayal by the Inconstant Partner | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2 Malaise of the Arranged Marriage | 第23-27页 |
| 2.3 Irresponsibility for the Illegitimate Child: “Interpreter of Maladies” and “The Treatment of Bibi Haldar” | 第27-32页 |
| Chapter Three Estrangement inside Family Subsystems | 第32-41页 |
| 3.1 Distance in the Marital Unit: “This Blessed House”, “The Third and Final Continent” and “A Choice of Accommodations” | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2 Impassivity in the Parental Unit | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3 Mistrust in the Sibling Unit | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter Four Deaths and Losses in the Broken Family | 第41-51页 |
| 4.1 Stillbirth of Their Child: “A Temporary Matter” | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2 Loss of Their Mothers: “Unaccustomed Earth”, “Once In A Lifetime” and “Year’s End” | 第43-46页 |
| 4.3 Isolation from Their Blood Relations: “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” and “A Real Durwan” | 第46-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| References | 第53-59页 |
