| Acknowlesgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| ·Thomas Harris and His Literary Works | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Plot Summery of The Silence of the Lambs | 第12-15页 |
| ·A Literature Review | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter One The Trauma Theory | 第19-33页 |
| ·Trauma, the Symptoms of Trauma and the Effects of Trauma | 第19-26页 |
| ·The Definition of Trauma | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Symptoms of Trauma | 第21-26页 |
| ·The Recovery from Trauma | 第26-29页 |
| ·Trauma as a Critical Method in literature | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter Two Starling’s Traumatic Symptoms and Effects | 第33-49页 |
| ·Starling’s Traumatic Symptoms | 第34-44页 |
| ·Starling’s Reexperience of Her Bitter past | 第35-42页 |
| ·The Avoidance of the Past Experiences | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Traumatic Effects on Starling | 第44-49页 |
| Chapter Three Starling’s Recovery From Trauma | 第49-59页 |
| ·Starling’s Pursuit of Safety ---Love | 第49-52页 |
| ·The Recovery From Trauma | 第52-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-65页 |
