声明
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
摘要
CONTENTS
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1．1 Kiran Desai and Her Wdrks
1．2 The Significance and the Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2．1 The Study of The Inheritance of Loss abroad
2．2 The Study of TheInheritance of Loss at home
Chapter Three THE CHANGEABLE NARRATIVE TIME IN THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS
3．1 Narrative Time
3．1．1 Order
3．1．2 Duration
3．1．3 Frequency
3．2 The Narrative Order in The Inheritance of Loss
3．2．1 Flash-forward—the turbulent Indian society
3．2．2 Flashbacks—regression of humanity
3．2．3 Narration Interposed—loss of Judge himself
3．3 The Narrative Duration in The Inheritance of Loss
3．3．1 Summary—loss of young generation
3．3．2 Ellipsis—victim of the lost society
3．3．3 Pause—the depressed social environment
3．3．4 Scene—worship to western society
3．4 The Narrative Frequency in The Inheritance of Loss
3．4．1 The repetition of images—the marginalized livelihood
3．4．2 The repetition of discourses—trip of loss and seeking for Biju
3．4．3 Therepetition of events—way of self-reflection for Judge
Chapter Four THE PARALLELING OF NARRATIVE SPACE IN THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS
4．1 Space Narrative
4．1．1 The narrative representation of space
4．1．2 The narrative strategies of space
4．2 The Narrative Representation of Space in The Inheritance of Loss
4．2．1 Physical space—mloss of home
4．2．2 Social space—loss of emotion
4．2．3 Mental space—loss of culture
4．3 The Narrative Strategies of Space in The Inheritance of Loss
4．3．1 The theme of juxtaposition-highlighting social reality of India
4．3．2 The alternation of chapters—broadening the content and depth of loss
Chapter Five CONCLUSION
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