| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-18页 |
| 0.1 Nadine Gordimer and July's People | 第8-11页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review of July's People | 第11-13页 |
| 0.3 Postmodernism and Postmodern Narration | 第13-14页 |
| 0.4 The Proposed Structure of the Thesis | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter One The Postmodernity of Characterization | 第18-27页 |
| 1.1 The Ambiguity of July's Character | 第18-21页 |
| 1.2 The Ambivalence of Maureen's Character | 第21-24页 |
| 1.3 The Variation of Bam's Character | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Two The Postmodernity of Narrative Structure | 第27-36页 |
| 2.1 Non-linear Narrative Pattern in July's People | 第27-30页 |
| 2.2 Parodies in July's People | 第30-33页 |
| 2.3 The Open Ending in July's People | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Three The Diversification of Narrative Focalization | 第36-44页 |
| 3.1 External Narrative Focus in July's People | 第36-39页 |
| 3.2 Internal Narrative Focus in July's People | 第39-42页 |
| 3.3 The Combination of External and Internal Focus | 第42-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-47页 |
| Works Cited | 第47-49页 |
