| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-9页 |
| Ⅰ． Introduction | 第9-10页 |
| Ⅱ． The development and the characteristics of literary modernism | 第10-13页 |
| Ⅲ． An introduction to F．Scott Fitzgerald and Tender is the Night | 第13-17页 |
| 3．1 Fitzgerald's literary works and his styles | 第14-16页 |
| 3．2 Brief summary of Tender is the Night and its main characters | 第16-17页 |
| Ⅳ． The modernist features of Tender is the Night in content | 第17-29页 |
| 4．1 The selection of its subject matter | 第17-21页 |
| 4．1．1 The reflection of the influence of psychology on Fitzgerald | 第17-19页 |
| 4．1．2 The dominance of inner world description in the narration | 第19-21页 |
| 4．2 The modernist themes | 第21-29页 |
| 4．2．1 The fierce conflict between idealism and reality in modern society | 第22-23页 |
| 4．2．2 The corruptibility of money in modern society | 第23-26页 |
| 4．2．3 The alienation of modern people | 第26-29页 |
| Ⅴ． The modernist narrative techniques applied in Tender is the Night | 第29-51页 |
| 5．1 Shift of time | 第29-40页 |
| 5．1．1 The general structure of the novel | 第29-30页 |
| 5．1．2 Henri Bergson's theory of Psychological Time | 第30-31页 |
| 5．1．3 Specific study of the shift of time in Tender is the Night | 第31-40页 |
| 5．2 Multiple points of view | 第40-43页 |
| 5．2．1 The technique of“multiple points of view” | 第40-41页 |
| 5．2．2 The employment of“multiple points of view”in Tender is the Night | 第41-43页 |
| 5．3 Inner-monologue | 第43-51页 |
| 5．3．1 What is inner-monologue | 第43-44页 |
| 5．3．2 The employment of inner-monologue in Tender is the Night | 第44-51页 |
| Ⅵ． Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第54-55页 |
