| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Kiran Desai and Her Works | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 The Significance and the Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-22页 |
| 2.1 The Study of The Inheritance of Loss abroad | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 The Study of The Inheritance of Loss at home | 第19-22页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THE CHANGEABLE NARRATIVE TIME IN THEINHERITANCE OF LOSS | 第22-49页 |
| 3.1 Narrative Time | 第22-26页 |
| 3.1.1 Order | 第25页 |
| 3.1.2 Duration | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.3 Frequency | 第26页 |
| 3.2 The Narrative Order in The Inheritance of Loss | 第26-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Flash-forward—the turbulent Indian society | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.2 Flashbacks—regression of humanity | 第28-31页 |
| 3.2.3 Narration Interposed—loss of Judge himself | 第31-33页 |
| 3.3 The Narrative Duration in The Inheritance of Loss | 第33-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Summary—loss of young generation | 第34-36页 |
| 3.3.2 Ellipsis—victim of the lost society | 第36-38页 |
| 3.3.3 Pause—the depressed social environment | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3.4 Scene—worship to western society | 第39-42页 |
| 3.4 The Narrative Frequency in The Inheritance of Loss | 第42-49页 |
| 3.4.1 The repetition of images—the marginalized livelihood | 第42-46页 |
| 3.4.2 The repetition of discourses—trip of loss and seeking for Biju | 第46-47页 |
| 3.4.3 The repetition of events—way of self-reflection for Judge | 第47-49页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR THE PARALLELING OF NARRATIVE SPACE IN THEINHERITANCE OF LOSS | 第49-67页 |
| 4.1 Space Narrative | 第49-52页 |
| 4.1.1 The narrative representation of space | 第51页 |
| 4.1.2 The narrative strategies of space | 第51-52页 |
| 4.2 The Narrative Representation of Space in The Inheritance of Loss | 第52-60页 |
| 4.2.1 Physical space-loss of home | 第52-56页 |
| 4.2.2 Social space-loss of emotion | 第56-58页 |
| 4.2.3 Mental space-loss of culture | 第58-60页 |
| 4.3 The Narrative Strategies of Space in The Inheritance of Loss | 第60-67页 |
| 4.3.1 The theme of juxtaposition—highlighting social reality of India | 第60-64页 |
| 4.3.2 The alternation of chapters—broadening the content and depth of loss | 第64-67页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第67-70页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第70-71页 |
