| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| CONTENTS | 第10-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-23页 |
| 1.1 Sandra Cisneros and Her Caramelo | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review and Research Questions | 第12-16页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Framework | 第16-23页 |
| CHAPTER TWO THE COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUALS’ LIVES AND HISTORY | 第23-35页 |
| 2.1 The Analysis of Narrator Types in Caramelo | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2 The Functions of Different Narrator Types in Caramelo | 第25-31页 |
| 2.2.1 The Functions of the Homodiegetic Narrators in Part One and Three | 第25-28页 |
| 2.2.2 The Functions of the Heterodiegetic Narrator in Part Two | 第28-31页 |
| 2.3 The Functions of the Shifts of Narrators Types | 第31-35页 |
| CHAPTER THREE VOICING FOR THE VOICELESS | 第35-47页 |
| 3.1 The Analysis of Focalization Modes in Caramelo | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2 The Functions of Different Focalization Modes in Caramelo | 第38-45页 |
| 3.2.1 The Functions of the Fixed Internal Focalization in Part One and Three | 第38-43页 |
| 3.2.2 The Functions of the Zero Focalization in Part Two | 第43-45页 |
| 3.3 The Functions of the Shifts of Focalization Modes | 第45-47页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHICANA FEMINSIT TEXT.37 | 第47-57页 |
| 4.1 The Episodic Shifts and the Spatial Reading of Caramelo | 第47-50页 |
| 4.2 The Construction of a Female Space in Caramelo | 第50-55页 |
| 4.3 The Functions of Episodic Shifts | 第55-57页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第57-59页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第59-64页 |