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Acknowledgements The creation of this thesis is a strenuous but interesting process. One of the greatest rewards gained from the production process are the sincere help and guidance of people. I would like to express my truthful gratitude and appreciation to the following people for their wholehearted dedication. Without their assistance, it would be hard to accomplish the paper. 23689
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First of all, I will give my profound gratitude to my tutor Ms Shi Jing for her priceless advice, important comments and diligent error correction during our discussion sessions. She constantly supervised and urged me to finish my dissertation. When I finished my paper, she spared no efforts to correct my mistakes paragraph by paragraph. Additionally, thanks go to all the teachers responsible for the writing of graduation thesis. Finally, I am thankful to my families and friends who provided me with support and guidance.
Abstract
Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most far-reaching influential American writers in the 20th centuries. Vonnegut is admitted as a great master of postmodern writer. Vonnegut’s success is mainly attributed to his unique narrative approaches, various expressive methods and dramatic artistic effects. The application of metafiction is particularly obvious and significant in his novels. Slaughterhouse-Five is one of typical examples of the successful adoption of metafiction. The metafiction of Vonnegut’s style, applied in Slaughterhouse-Five, shows itself in three distinctive approaches—non-linear narrative, collage and parody.
Based on postmodern narrative theory, the application of these three distinctive narrative techniques will be analyzed in details in this thesis. The analysis mainly includes the reasons why they are applied in the novel and the functions how they work. The paper is mainly pided into five parts. Relevant information of Vonnegut, postmodern metafiction and previous researches are introduced in the first chapter. After getting better acquainted with basic knowledge, three narrative methods of Vonnegut’s metafiction including non-linear narrative, collage and parody are separately and detailedly analyzed in the following three chapters. Every method applied in the novel deepens the anti-war theme, and then exposes war’s evilness and absurdity further. Finally, the last part is a conclusion which is an emphasis on effects of Vonnegut’s unique narrative techniques.
Key Words: Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, non-linear narrative, collage, parody
摘要
库尔特•冯尼古特是二十世纪最具有影响力的美国作家之一，被誉为后现代小说大师。冯尼古特的成功归功于他独特的叙述方式，多样的表现手法以及戏剧性的艺术效果。其中元小说的应用尤为突出。《五号屠场》是成功运用元小说的又一范例。冯尼古特式的元小说在《五号屠场》中的应用主要体现在以下三方面：非线性叙述，拼贴和戏仿。
这篇论文以后现代叙述理论为基础，通过对《五号屠场》的详细分析，探索剖析冯氏元小说中的3种独特叙述手法产生的原因及其作用。本篇论文主要划分为5部分。论文的第一部分着重介绍一些基础知识。接下来的三部分分别结合实例分析了非线性叙述，拼贴和戏仿的形成原因及作用。这三种手法均以其独特的方式加深了文章的反战主题，揭露了战争的邪恶与荒诞。最后一部分则对整篇论文作总结，强调了叙述方法对揭露文章主题的作用。
毕业论文关键词：冯尼古特，《五号屠场》，非线性叙述，拼贴，戏仿
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements.i
Abstractii
摘要.iii
1 Introduction.1
1.1 Kurt Vonnegut and Slaughterhouse-Five1
1.2 Postmodernism and Metafiction.2
1.3 The Current Researches of Vonnegut’s Works.4
2 Non-Linear Narratives in Slaughterhouse-Five6