Abstract in English 5-6 Abstract in Chinese 7-9 Introduction 9-15 Chapter One An Imaginary World Created by Virtuality 15-32 A.Conventional Realistic Features in the Story 15-19 B.Conventional Characters in the Novel 19-21 C.Styles of the Novel 21-25 D.Mental Confrontation in the 1860s 25-32 Chapter Two Linkage between Imagination and Reality 32-49 A.Anachronism:A Bridge between Past and Present 32-37 B.Morphing from Narrator into Character 37-43 C.First Ending:From Imagination to Reality 43-44 D.Time Evolution:From Past to Present 44-49 Chapter Three The Virtual as Reservoir of Potentiality 49-62 A.Triple Endings 49-51 B.Simitar Mental Confrontation in the 1960s 51-53 C.Nuggets in Imagination 53-55 D.Modem Charles's Spiritual Ordeal 55-62 Conclusion 62-65 Notes 65-67 Bibliography 67-70 Acknowledgements 70-71 Academic Achievements 71 |
