声明
致谢
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Jhumpa Lahiri and Her Major Works
1.2 Literature Review
1.3 Trauma Theory
1.4 Layout of the Thesis
Chapter Two Intrusion into the Family
2.1 Betrayal by the Inconstant Partners:“Sexy”and“Nobody’s Business”
2.2 Malaise of the Arranged Marriage:“Hell-Heaven”and“Going Ashore”
2.3 Irresponsibility for the Illegitimate Child: “Interpreter of Maladies” and“The Treatment of Bibi Haldar”
Chapter Three Estrangement inside Family Subsystems
3.1 Distance in the Marital Unit: “This Blessed House”, “The Third and Final Continent”and“A Choice of Accommodations”
3.2 Impassivity in the Parental Unit:“Mrs. Sen’s”
3.3 Mistrust in the Sibling Unit:“Only Goodness”
Chapter Four Deaths and Losses in the Broken Family
4.1 Stillbirth of Their Child:“A Temporary Matter”
4.2 Loss of Their Mothers: “Unaccustomed Earth”, “Once In A Lifetime” and“Year’s End”
4.3 Isolation from Their Blood Relations: “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine”and“A Real Durwan”
Chapter Five Conclusion
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