| ABSTRACT | 第1-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| CONTENTS | 第4-6页 |
| List of Figures | 第6-7页 |
| List of Tables | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Reasons for choosing Bowling for Columbine | 第8-9页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| ·Methodology | 第10-12页 |
| ·Research Questions of this thesis | 第10页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第10-11页 |
| ·Data collection | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| ·American Gun Culture | 第12页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the American Gun Culture | 第12-13页 |
| ·Problems of Previous Studies | 第13页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of Thesis | 第13-16页 |
| ·Main Principles of Critical Discourse Analysis(CDA) | 第13页 |
| ·Fairclough's Three-dimensional Model | 第13-15页 |
| ·Rhetorical Devices | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Three Facts of American Gun Culture | 第16-21页 |
| ·Present Situation of Gun Possession in the United States | 第16-18页 |
| ·Statistics about US Gun Stock | 第16-18页 |
| ·Gun Violence in U.S #II | 第18-21页 |
| ·Homicides #II | 第18-19页 |
| ·Other Violent Crimes Related to Gun | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Four The Dissection of Bowling for Columbine | 第21-47页 |
| ·Synopsis of Bowling for Columbine | 第21-22页 |
| ·Description and Interpretation of Bowling for Columbine | 第22-37页 |
| ·Part One:The Columbine Massacre | 第22-28页 |
| ·Features in Vocabulary | 第23-24页 |
| ·Rhetorical Devices | 第24-28页 |
| ·Part Two:The Flint Tragedy | 第28-32页 |
| ·Features in Vocabulary | 第28-29页 |
| ·Rhetorical Devices | 第29-32页 |
| ·Part Three:Uncovering the Reasons for Gun Violence | 第32-36页 |
| ·Reason 1. Accessibility of Guns | 第32-33页 |
| ·Reason 2. Right or Self-protection | 第33-35页 |
| ·Reason 3. Americans' Fear | 第35-36页 |
| ·Gun Phenomena in Bowling for Columbine | 第36-37页 |
| ·Explanation of Gun Phenomena in Bowling for Columbine | 第37-47页 |
| ·Gun Policies in U.S | 第37-40页 |
| ·Federal Legislations | 第37-38页 |
| ·State Legislations | 第38-40页 |
| ·Obstacles of Gun Control in the United States | 第40-47页 |
| ·Historical Factors | 第40-42页 |
| ·Societal Factors | 第42-44页 |
| ·Political Factors | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第47-51页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第47-49页 |
| ·Explanations to Research Questions | 第47-48页 |
| ·Distinctive Features of American Gun Culture | 第48-49页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第49-51页 |
| References | 第51-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-56页 |
