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Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Jia Pingwa and Theodore Dreiser
1.2 Gao Xing and Sister Carrie
1.3 Literature Review
1.3.1 Literature Review of Gao Xing
1.3.2 Literature Review of Sister Carrie
1.3.3 Literature Review of Comparative Studies upon the Two Novels
1.4 The Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two The Foundations of the Comparative Study
2.1 The Similarities between the Two above Novelists
2.2 The Similarities between the Two above Novels
2.2.1 Similar Settingg Metropolis Life during Transitional Period
2.2.2 Similar Status of the Protagonists
Chapter Three Structuralist Narratology and Tzvetan Todorov
3.1 Structuralist Narratology and Its Basic Assumptions
3.2 Tzvetan Todorov'S Narrative Theory
3.2.1 A Panorama View of Tzvetan Todorov’S Narrative Theory
3.2.2 The Contributions and Significances of Tzvetan Todorov's Narrative Theory
3.2.3 Summary of Todorov’S Narrative Theory
3.2.4 The Implementations of Todorov’s Narrative Theory upon the Comparative Study of Novels
Chapter Four A Comparative Study of the Two Novels from the Perspective of Structuralist Narratology
4.1 The Hypothesis of Narrative Syntaxes in Gao Xing and Sister Carrie
4.2 The Analysis of Narrative Syntax in Gao Xing：“Seek--Never Get Happiness”
4.2.1 To Seek Vainly for an Identity of City Resident
4.2.2 To Seek Vainly for Someone Who Owns One of the Protagonist’s Kidneys
4.2.3 To Seek Vainly for an Ideal Wife
4.2.4 Summary
4.3.The Analysis of Narrative Syntax in Sister Carrie：“Seek—Get—Lose Happiness”
4.3.1 To Seek Vainly for an Honest Living in the City
4.3.2 To Seek Vainly for a Comfortable Life in the City
4.3.3 To Seek Vainly for a Decent Marriage in the City
4.3.4 To Seek Vainly for Self-fulfillment on the Stage
4.3.5 Summary
4.4 The Affinity of Narrative Syntaxes between Gao Xing and Sister Carrie
4.4.1 The Common Narrative Mode Shared by the Two Novels
4.4.2 A Denial and Negative of the Traditional Pursuit Pattern
4.5 A Sense of Drifting in the City Life Reflected from Both the Narrative Syntaxes
Chapter Five Conclusion
Bibliography
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Acknowledgements
