声明
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research background
1.2 Research methodology
1.3 Significance of the research and research questions
1.4 Structure of the thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Research on Vietnam War literature
2.2 Research on Tim O’Brien
2.3 Research on Going After Cacciato
2.4 Summary
Chapter three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Orientalism
3.2 American Exceptionalism
3.3 Summary
Chapter Four Orientalism in Going After Cacciato
4.1 The primitive image of Vietnam
4.2 Negative description of the people in Vietnam
4.3 Summary
Capter Five American Exceptionalism in Going After Cacciato
5.1 The worship of American soldiers
5.2 So-called justicial war
5.3 Summary
Chapter Six The Recollection for Imperial History
6.1 The recollection for World WarⅡ
6.2 The recollection for Cold War
6.3 The recollection for Westward Movement
6.4 Summary
Chapter Seven Conclusion
7.1 Major findings
7.2 Limitations
7.3 Suggestions
参考文献
Appendix
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