| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| 1.1 Markus Zusak and his works | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature review | 第13-16页 |
| 1.3 An overview of trauma theory | 第16-18页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the thesis | 第18-19页 |
| 2. Essence of the Trauma Narrative in the Novel:History and Memory | 第19-27页 |
| 2.1 History written by the dominant group | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Historical background of The Book Thief:Germany in WWⅡ | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 History as we know-record of the dominant group | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2 History based on the marginal group's memories | 第23-27页 |
| 2.2.1 An exploration of the Germans' life and experiences during WWⅡ | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.2 The marginal group's memories-part of the real history | 第25-27页 |
| 3. Contents of the Trauma Narrative in the Novel | 第27-45页 |
| 3.1 Themes in the novel to manifest trauma-war and death | 第27-37页 |
| 3.1.1 War as the cause of fear, loss and trauma | 第27-34页 |
| 3.1.2 Death as the result and form of war | 第34-37页 |
| 3.2 Alleviation of trauma:love and words | 第37-45页 |
| 3.2.1 Love and friendship-the heartwarming power during the war | 第37-41页 |
| 3.2.2 The power of words in soothing the pain of Liesel, Max and others | 第41-45页 |
| 4. Significance of the Trauma Narrative in the Novel | 第45-49页 |
| 4.1 Alleviation of sufferings | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2 Regaining the marginal group's voice | 第46页 |
| 4.3 Acknowledgment of the history without bias | 第46-47页 |
| 4.4 Recovery from the trauma and avoidance of the pain | 第47-49页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-53页 |
