| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of Present Research | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 Aims of Present Research | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Questions and Methodology of Present Research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Organization of Present Research | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-25页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on The Great Gatsby | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on the Narrative Focalization | 第17-21页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Alteration | 第21-24页 |
| 2.4 Summary of the Literature Review | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation of Narrative Focalization | 第25-30页 |
| 3.1 Overview of the Focalization | 第25-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Free Focalization | 第26页 |
| 3.1.2 Internal Focalization | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.3 External Focalization | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Alteration | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Four An Analysis of Alteration in The Great Gatsby | 第30-47页 |
| 4.1 Character Relations in the Story | 第30页 |
| 4.2 Outline of the Story | 第30-32页 |
| 4.3 Focalization of The Great Gatsby | 第32-34页 |
| 4.4 Classifications of Alteration in The Great Gatsby | 第34-35页 |
| 4.5 Alteration and Its Modes of Speech in The Great Gatsby | 第35-44页 |
| 4.5.1 The First-person Focalization Invaded by Free Focalization | 第36-41页 |
| 4.5.1.1 Captured Plots | 第37-40页 |
| 4.5.1.2 Modes of Speech | 第40-41页 |
| 4.5.2 The Third-person External Focalization Invaded by Free Focalization | 第41-44页 |
| 4.5.2.1 Captured Plots | 第41-43页 |
| 4.5.2.2 Modes of Speech | 第43-44页 |
| 4.6 Discussions | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第47-50页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Present Study | 第47页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Present Study | 第47-49页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第49-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-54页 |
| Appendix | 第54-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| Publication | 第66页 |