| ABSTRACT (ENGLISH) | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT (CHINESE) | 第8-12页 |
| Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION | 第12-22页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to Jonathan Safran Foer and His Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | 第12-13页 |
| B. Trauma Theory | 第13-16页 |
| 1. Definition of Trauma Theory | 第13-14页 |
| 2. Development of Trauma Theory | 第14-16页 |
| C. The Status of Study | 第16-20页 |
| D. Thesis Statement | 第20-22页 |
| Ⅱ. THE SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES OF THE CHARACTERS’ TRAUMA INEXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE | 第22-40页 |
| A. The Symptoms of Trauma: Traumatic Bodies and Souls | 第22-35页 |
| 1. Oskar: A Slave of Guilt | 第23-27页 |
| 2. Grandfather: A Speaker of Silence | 第27-31页 |
| 3. Grandmother: An Escaper of the Painful Memory | 第31-33页 |
| 4. Oskar’s Mother: Force of Motherhood | 第33-35页 |
| B. The Causes of Trauma Aftermath of Disaster | 第35-38页 |
| 1. Bombing of Dresden | 第35-37页 |
| 2.9/11 Event | 第37-38页 |
| C. Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Ⅲ. THE EFFORTS OF THE CHARACTERS TO RECOVER FROM TRAUMA | 第40-61页 |
| A. Efforts of the Characters | 第41-49页 |
| 1. Oskar: Looking for the Secret of the Key | 第41-43页 |
| 2. Grandfather: Writing Letters to His Son | 第43-46页 |
| 3. Grandmother: Facing Life Reality | 第46-47页 |
| 4. Mother: Trying Hard to Help Her Son | 第47-49页 |
| B. Successful Recovery of Oskar and His Mother | 第49-55页 |
| 1. Establishment of Safety | 第50-52页 |
| 2. Recovery of Mother-son Relationship | 第52-54页 |
| 3. His Mother’s Recovery | 第54-55页 |
| C. Unsuccessful Recovery of Grandparents | 第55-59页 |
| 1. Grandfather: Living in the Shadow of the Past | 第56-58页 |
| 2. Grandmother: Keeping on Trying Fruitlessly | 第58-59页 |
| D. Summary | 第59-61页 |
| Ⅳ. CONCLUSION | 第61-64页 |
| A. Significance of the Study | 第61-62页 |
| B. Limitation of the Study | 第62-63页 |
| C. Suggestion for the Further Study | 第63-64页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第64-65页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第65页 |
