| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION | 第10-23页 |
| A. Introduction to The Remains of the Day and Ishiguro | 第10-13页 |
| B. Introduction to Related Studies at Home and Abroad | 第13-17页 |
| C. Introduction to Unreliable Narration Theory | 第17-21页 |
| 1. Unreliable Narrator | 第18-19页 |
| 2.Three Axes | 第19-20页 |
| 3. Narrative Progression | 第20-21页 |
| D. Thesis Statement | 第21-23页 |
| CHAPTER II ANALYSIS OF THE UNRELIABLE NARRATOR IN THE REMAINS OF THE DAY | 第23-37页 |
| A. Stevens’Unreliable Narration about Himself | 第23-28页 |
| 1. Empirical Self: Stevens’ Narration of the Past | 第23-25页 |
| 2. Narrating Self: Stevens’ Narration of the Present | 第25-28页 |
| B. Stevens’ Unreliable Narration about Others | 第28-35页 |
| 1. His Emotion to Miss Kenton | 第29-33页 |
| 2. His Justification for His Master Darlington | 第33-35页 |
| C. Summary | 第35-37页 |
| CHAPTER III ANALYSIS OF THE THREE AXES IN THE REMAINS OF THE DAY | 第37-52页 |
| A. Stevens’ Misreporting of Facts and Events | 第37-42页 |
| 1. Stevens’ Pretending to be a Gentleman | 第37-40页 |
| 2. Stevens’ Narration about Miss Kenton’s Crying | 第40-42页 |
| B. Stevens’ Misevaluation of Ethics and Values | 第42-47页 |
| 1. Stevens’ Denial of Working for Lord Darlington | 第43-44页 |
| 2. Stevens’ Exaggeration of the Function of Bantering | 第44-47页 |
| C. Stevens’ Misreading of Perception and Knowledge | 第47-51页 |
| 1. Stevens’ Understanding of “Dignity” | 第48-50页 |
| 2. Stevens’ Refusing of Calling Miss Kenton as Mrs. Benn | 第50-51页 |
| D. Summary | 第51-52页 |
| CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS OF THE NARRATIVE PROGRESSION IN THE REMAINS OF THE DAY | 第52-70页 |
| A. Instabilities Caused by Conflicts between Stevens and Other Characters | 第52-58页 |
| 1. Conflicts of Stevens’ Narration about His Understanding of Miss Kenton’s Letter | 第53-56页 |
| 2. Conflicts of Stevens’ Narration about His Understanding of His Job | 第56-58页 |
| B. Tensions Caused by Distances between Stevens’ Narration and the Readers’ Comprehension | 第58-69页 |
| 1. Stevens’ Serious Description about Himself vs. Irony Comprehended by the Readers | 第59-64页 |
| 2. Stevens’ Memorized Narration of the Past vs. the Readers’ Expectation of the Future of Stevens | 第64-69页 |
| C. Summary | 第69-70页 |
| CHAPTER V CONCLUSION | 第70-75页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第75-77页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第77页 |
