| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第9-10页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-26页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-16页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第16-21页 |
| ·Theoretical Bases | 第21-25页 |
| ·Aims and the Framework of the Thesis | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Two Tracing back the Vietnam War through the Setting of Story Time | 第26-48页 |
| ·Depicting the Vietnam War in the Beginning | 第26-31页 |
| ·Absurdity of the War Mission | 第27-28页 |
| ·Insignificant Sacrifice in Conventional Attacks | 第28-30页 |
| ·Degeneration of American Soldiers | 第30-31页 |
| ·Referring to the First Indochina War in the Following Episodes | 第31-37页 |
| ·Evaluation of the French Side | 第32-34页 |
| ·Identification of the Vietnamese | 第34-35页 |
| ·US-Vietnam War Versus the First Indochina War | 第35-37页 |
| ·Resonating with the Colonial War in the Climax | 第37-43页 |
| ·Connections between the Film and the Blueprint Novella | 第37-41页 |
| ·Similarities of the Vietnam War and the Colonial War | 第41-43页 |
| ·Seeking for the Redemption in the Finale | 第43-48页 |
| ·Myth as a Symbol of Redemption | 第44-45页 |
| ·Redemption of the Vietnam War | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Three Representing the Vietnam War through the Control of Discourse Time | 第48-70页 |
| ·Discovering the Vietnam War through the Temporal Order | 第48-57页 |
| ·Time of narrative Storylines | 第49-51页 |
| ·Distributing of Individual Events | 第51-54页 |
| ·Anachronies of the Movie | 第54-57页 |
| ·Displaying the Vietnam War through Strategic Durations | 第57-63页 |
| ·Summary of Fragmentary Vietnam War Memories | 第57-59页 |
| ·Paralleled Scenes for Discovering Cruelty and Absurdity | 第59-63页 |
| ·Emphasizing the Vietnam War through Repetition | 第63-70页 |
| ·Absurdity of the War through Repetition of Images | 第63-65页 |
| ·Fragmentary Memories through Repetition of Gestures | 第65-66页 |
| ·Moral Dilemma in the War through Repetition of Activities | 第66-67页 |
| ·Fraudulence of the War through Repetition of Words | 第67-70页 |
| Chapter Four Dynamic Reflections of the Vietnam War in Historical Time | 第70-93页 |
| ·Concern with Ethnic Groups | 第72-75页 |
| ·Black Soldiers as Marginalized Group in 1979 Version | 第72-74页 |
| ·Ethnic Groups Regaining Respect in 2001 Version | 第74-75页 |
| ·Status of Women | 第75-78页 |
| ·Female Characters Passive Role in 1979 Version | 第75-77页 |
| ·Recognizing Women s Suffering in the VietnamWar in 2001 Version | 第77-78页 |
| ·Emphasis on Foot Soldiers | 第78-84页 |
| ·Representation of Individual Suffering in the Vietnam War in 1979 Version | 第78-80页 |
| ·Pervasive Sense of Loss among Most American Soldiers in 2001 Version | 第80-84页 |
| ·Evaluations of the Vietnam War | 第84-87页 |
| ·Indirect Comments on the Vietnam War in 1979 Version | 第84-86页 |
| ·Direct Criticism of the Vietnam War in 2001 Version | 第86-87页 |
| ·The Unchanging Ethnocentrism of the U.S | 第87-93页 |
| ·Focus on the American Side | 第88-89页 |
| ·Indifference and Stereotype of the Vietnamese Side | 第89-93页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第93-96页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第96-102页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间主要科研成果目录 | 第102页 |
