| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-22页 |
| ·Dana Spiotta and Eat the Document | 第12-16页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第16-19页 |
| ·Significance of a Traumatological Reading of Eat the Document | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter One Trauma Theory | 第22-28页 |
| ·Origin and Development of Trauma Theory | 第22-24页 |
| ·Definition of Trauma | 第24-26页 |
| ·Traumatic Symptoms and Their Effects | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Two Traumatization of two Major Characters in Eat the Document | 第28-54页 |
| ·Traumatization of Henry | 第28-33页 |
| ·Mental Pain | 第29-32页 |
| ·Physical Pain | 第32-33页 |
| ·Traumatization of Mary | 第33-54页 |
| ·Mary’s Traumatic Symptoms | 第34-44页 |
| ·Traumatic Effects on Mary | 第44-54页 |
| Chapter Three Causes of the Traumatization of Henry and Mary | 第54-66页 |
| ·Direct Causes of Henry’s Traumatization | 第54-56页 |
| ·Direct Causes of Mary’s Traumatization | 第56-59页 |
| ·Root of Their Traumatization: the Vietnam War | 第59-66页 |
| Chapter Four Working Through Trauma | 第66-76页 |
| ·Henry’s Inability to Work Through His Trauma | 第66-68页 |
| ·Mary’s Final Recovery From Her Trauma | 第68-76页 |
| Conclusion | 第76-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-82页 |
