| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第13-25页 |
| ·An Overview of American Postmodernist Novels | 第13-17页 |
| ·General Criticism of Slaughterhouse-Five | 第17-20页 |
| ·Application of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory in Literature | 第20-23页 |
| ·Explorations of Time Metaphors | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 2 The Reflection of Time in Slaughterhouse-Five | 第25-35页 |
| ·The Reflection of Time in Character | 第25-28页 |
| ·The Reflection of Time in Plot | 第28-31页 |
| ·The Reflection of Time in Narration | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter 3 The Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors of Time in Slaughterhouse-Five | 第35-45页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Orientational Conceptual Metaphors | 第36-39页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Structural Conceptual Metaphors | 第39-42页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Ontological Conceptual Metaphors | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 4 The Deconstruction of the Postmodernist Fictional World | 第45-55页 |
| ·Deconstruction of Character | 第45-48页 |
| ·Deconstruction of Plot | 第48-51页 |
| ·Deconstruction of Narration | 第51-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Works Cited | 第57-60页 |
