| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-21页 |
| Chapter One: Use of Science in Characterization | 第21-35页 |
| 1.1 The Nonlinear Narrative | 第21-24页 |
| 1.2 The Confrontation Between a Scientist and a Literary Scholar | 第24-29页 |
| 1.3 The Clash Between Science and Religion | 第29-35页 |
| Chapter Two: The Unreliable Development with Scientific Evidence | 第35-45页 |
| 2.1 The Indeterminacy Beyond the Explanation of Aerostatic Theory | 第36-38页 |
| 2.2 The Unreliable Narration in the Hot-air Balloon Accident | 第38-41页 |
| 2.3 The Unreliable Narration of Joe’s Viewpoint | 第41-45页 |
| Chapter Three: The Pastiche of Scientific Elements | 第45-54页 |
| 3.1 The Psychological Case of De Clerambault from Appendix I | 第45-49页 |
| 3.2 The Metafictional Narration of De Clerambault Case | 第49-51页 |
| 3.3 Letters from a Psychopath (Jed Parry) | 第51-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-61页 |
| Works Cited | 第61-63页 |
