| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| ·Thesis Statement | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter I Trauma Theory | 第18-28页 |
| ·The Definition of Trauma | 第18-19页 |
| ·Development of Trauma Theory | 第19-22页 |
| ·Trauma as a Critical Method in Literary Studies | 第22-23页 |
| ·Symptom of Trauma | 第23-26页 |
| ·Recovery | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter II Personal Trauma in Look Homeward, Angel | 第28-41页 |
| ·The Personal Trauma of the Protagonist Eugene | 第28-35页 |
| ·Growth in Loneliness | 第28-30页 |
| ·Living in Derision | 第30-32页 |
| ·Desperation in Love | 第32-33页 |
| ·Repression Caused by the Death of Ben | 第33-34页 |
| ·Lost in Self-Identity | 第34-35页 |
| ·Other Characters’ Personal Trauma | 第35-41页 |
| ·Eugene’s Father’s Disillusion of American Dream | 第36-37页 |
| ·Eugene’s Mother’s Greed for Money | 第37-38页 |
| ·Eugene’s Sister’s Hysteria of No-Child after Marriage | 第38-39页 |
| ·Family Member’s Fear and Anguish towards Death | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter III Collective Trauma in Look Homeward, Angel | 第41-52页 |
| ·The Sense of Unsafety Brought by WWI | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Racial Discrimination Between the White and the Black | 第43-47页 |
| ·The Black’s Living in Segregation | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Inferiority of the Black in the World of the Superior White | 第45-47页 |
| ·Persecution of Jews | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Loss of Faith | 第48-52页 |
| Chapter IV Causes of Trauma in Look Homeward, Angel | 第52-64页 |
| ·Historical Factors | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Turbulent Social Factors | 第53-56页 |
| ·The Spirit Breakdown After WWI | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Discrimination and Persecution Between Races | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Value System of Money-Admiration in the Capitalism | 第55-56页 |
| ·The Inharmonious Family | 第56-59页 |
| ·The Constant Quarrels Between the Couple | 第57页 |
| ·The Inharmonious Relationship Between Parents and Children | 第57-59页 |
| ·The Ineluctable Personal Reasons | 第59-61页 |
| ·Eugene’s Inherent Sensitivity and Loneliness | 第59页 |
| ·Eugene’s Father’s Pessimism | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Slatternly Choices of the Black Women | 第60-61页 |
| ·Thomas Wolfe’s Traumatic Experience and Traumatic Writing | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter V The Recovery of Trauma in Look Homeward, Angel | 第64-69页 |
| ·Gaining Help from the Others and Reconnecting with the Society | 第64-65页 |
| ·Becoming a Free and Authentic Individual | 第65-66页 |
| ·Revolting to the Racial Discrimination | 第66-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| Notes | 第71-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-79页 |
| 攻读学位期间完成的学术论文 | 第79-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81页 |
