| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-20页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to McEwan and Atonement | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Studies on Atonement Abroad | 第11-14页 |
| 1.3 Studies on Atonement at Home | 第14-18页 |
| 1.4 The Significance and the Structure of the Study | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Narrative Unreliability: Theory and Practice | 第20-26页 |
| 2.1 The Development of Narrative Unreliability | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 Types of Narrative Unreliability | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Three The Three Axes of Narrative Unreliability in Atonement | 第26-40页 |
| 3.1 On the Axis of Events: Fountain Event and Library Event | 第27-30页 |
| 3.2 On the Axis of Judgments: Briony's Atonement and Robbie's Personality | 第30-34页 |
| 3.3 On the Axis of Perception: Robbie's Imprisonment and Briony's Publication | 第34-38页 |
| 3.4 The Relationship among the Three Narrative Axes | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four The Aesthetic Functions of Narrative Unreliability in Atonement | 第40-49页 |
| 4.1 Irony: Briony's Hypocrisy and Self-deception | 第40-45页 |
| 4.2 Tension: Multi-layered Structure and Readers' Expectancy | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| References | 第51-55页 |
