声明
Abstract
摘要
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 The Significance of the Thesis
1.2 Thomas Pynchon and The Crying of Lot 49
1.3 Literature Review of Pynchon
1.4 Literary Review of The Crying of Lot 49
1.5 Format of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Black Humor
2.1 The Origin and Definition of Black Humor
2.2 The Background of Black Humor
2.3 Alienated System
Chapter 3 Black Humor in the Characterizations in The Crying of Lot 49
3.1 Order and Disorder
3.2 Antihero in The Crying of Lot 49
3.2.1 Antiheroes
3.2.2 Oedipa Maas
3.2.3 Mucho Maas
Chapter 4 Black Humor in the Parodies of The Crying of Lot 49
4.1 Parodies of Black Humor Novels
4.2 Parodies in The Crying of Lot 49
Chapter 5 Conclusion
References