声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Tim O’Brien and His works
1.2 Literature Review
1.3 Significance and Layout of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Absence of the“True War”
2.1 Death not Caused by Fighting
2.1.1 Death of Kiowa
2.1.2 Death of Bowker
2.1.3 Death of Lemon
2.2 Love beyond the Battlefield
2.2.1 Love for Martha
2.2.2 Love for Mary
2.2.3 Love for Linda
Chapter 3 Blurring of Fact and Fiction
3.1 Author and Narrator
3.1.1 Tim as the Author
3.1.2 Tim as the Narrator
3.2 Truth and Imagination
3.2.1 Truth in Fiction
3.2.2 Imagination in Storytelling
Chapter 4 Juxtaposition of Narrative Discourses and Commentary Discourses
4.1 Narrative Discourses
4.2 Commentary Discourses
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Findings
5.2 Limitations and Further Studies
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
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