| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| abstract | 第6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| 1.1 Jennifer Egan and Her Literary Achievements | 第8页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Accunt of A Visit from the Goon Squad and Its Critical Reception | 第8-12页 |
| 1.3 The Significance of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Postmodernism and Indeterminacy | 第14-27页 |
| 2.1 Postmodernism | 第14-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Development of Postmodernism | 第14-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Main Characteristics of Postmodernism | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2 Indeterminacy | 第21-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Indeterminacy | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Features of Indeterminacy | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.3 Manifestation of Indeterminacy | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Three Indeterminacy in A Visit from the Goon Squad | 第27-55页 |
| 3.1 Indeterminacy in Themes-Shifting Messages about Time and Technology | 第27-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Indeterminacy of Time's Role | 第27-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Indeterminacy of Information Age in Interpersonal Communication | 第32-36页 |
| 3.2 Indeterminacy in Characters—Ambiguities about Characters' Identities | 第36-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Indeterminacy in Various Characters Without Specific Selves | 第36-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Indeterminacy from the Same Character With Different Selves | 第38-41页 |
| 3.3 Indeterminacy in Narration—Fragmentary and Unreliable Narration | 第41-49页 |
| 3.3.1 Fragmentation in Plots | 第41-45页 |
| 3.3.2 None-linear Narrative of Time and Space | 第45-46页 |
| 3.3.3 Multiple Points of View and Unreliable Narrator | 第46-49页 |
| 3.4 Indeterminacy in Language—Playful Parody and Language Game | 第49-55页 |
| 3.4.1 Intertextual Parody | 第51-53页 |
| 3.4.2 Language Game | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
