声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Introduction
1.Colum McCann and Let the Great World Spin
2.Literature Review
3.Ethical Criticism in Literature
Chapter One:The Fall of Man
1.1 The Symbolic Implication of “Fall’’
1.1.1 The Fall of Twin Towers
1.1.2 The Fall of Two Human Towers
1.2 The Fall of Man in the Novel
1.2.1 Corrigan:“a mad,impossible angel’’
1.2.2 The Delusion of Hope:the Fall of Tillie
1.2.3 The Absence of Justice:The Fall of Judge Soderberg
Chapter Two:The Balance of Man
2.1 The Symbolic Implications of “Balance’’
2.2 Hold Balance in Grief
2.2.1 Establishing Friendship and Trust:Clare and Gloria
2.2.2 Establishing Kinship:Gloria and Two Orphan Girls
Chapter Three:High-wire Walking Between the Twin Towers
3.1 The Symbol of the Twin Towers
3.2 The High-wire Walking as an Overriding Metaphor
3.2.1 A Linkage of Different Stories
3.2.2 A Linkage of Past and Present
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements