| Acknowledgments | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract in English | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1 Charles Dickens and Dombey and Son | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Children Images in Dickens' Major Novels | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Statement and Structure | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-28页 |
| 2.1 Related Studies on Dombey and Son | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 An Overview of Trauma Theory | 第21-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Trauma | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 The Development of Trauma Theory | 第23-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Analysis of Traumatized Children Images in Dombey and Son | 第28-61页 |
| 3.1 Children's Traumatic Experience | 第28-40页 |
| 3.1.1 Paul's Traumatic Experience | 第28-34页 |
| 3.1.2 Florence's Traumatic Experience | 第34-38页 |
| 3.1.3 Robin's Traumatic Experience | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2 Children's Responses to Trauma | 第40-50页 |
| 3.2.1 Helpless and Compromising Responses to Trauma | 第40-44页 |
| 3.2.2 Active and Brave Responses to Trauma | 第44-49页 |
| 3.2.3 Perverse Responses to Trauma | 第49-50页 |
| 3.3 Three Causes of Characters' Trauma | 第50-61页 |
| 3.3.1 Social Background | 第51-54页 |
| 3.3.2 Domestic Environment | 第54-58页 |
| 3.3.3 School Education | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter 4 Aesthetic Features of Children's Trauma | 第61-67页 |
| 4.1 The Sense of Reality | 第61-63页 |
| 4.2 The Tragedy Beauty in Traumatic Children Images | 第63-65页 |
| 4.3 The Autobiographical Writing | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-72页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第72页 |
