Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Thomas Pynchon and His Literary Position
1.2 Literature Review
1.3 The Aim and Significance of the Research
Chapter Two The“Gravitation”in Novels
2.1 The Scientific Meaning of Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
2.2 The Metaphorical Meaning of Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
2.2.1 The metaphorical meaning of gravitation force in The Crying of Lot 49
2.2.2 The Metaphorical Meaning of Gravitation Force in V
2.3 The Social Structure under the“Gravitation”
2.3.1 Social structure in The Crying of Lot 49
2.3.2 Social structure in V
Chapter Three The Theory of Entropy
3.1 Entropy and Its Scientific Meaning
3.2 Entropy and Its Metaphorical Meaning in The Crying of Lot 49 and V
3.2.1 The Metaphorical Meaning of Entropy in The Crying of Lot 49 and V
3.2.2 Analysis of the Formative Cause of the Postmodern Entropic Society in The Crying of Lot 49 and V
3.2.3 Quest for Order and Meaning in the Postmodern Entropic Society
3.2.4 The Postmodern Society’s Doomsday:Heat Death
Chapter Four Erwin Schrodinger’s Cat
4.1 The Scientific Meaning of Erwin Schrodinger’s Cat
4.2 The Metaphorical Meaning of Erwin Schrodinger’s Cat in The Crying of Lot 49 and V
4.2.1 Remedy to Save the Entropic Society from Heat Death in the Crying of Lot 49
4.2.2 Remedy to Save the Entropic Society from Heat Death in V
Chapter Five Conclusion
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