Ford's persistent concern with the formal aspects of fiction has received much critical attention , but a complete delineation of the narrative structure of The Good Soldier has yet to be supplied. As a result, it is my purpose to make a thorough study of the novel's narrative structure. In Chapter One, I will briefly introduce Ford's literary career with The Good Soldier as the culmination of his craftsmanship in fiction. Chapter Two deals with the issue of the narrator's reliability. After reviewing the various critical opinions about the narrator's reliability ,and after analyzing Dowell's narrative style, I will illustrate how and why Dowell , as a self-conscious liar, fails to achieve full credibility. Chapter Three focuses itself on the structure of the whole novel--especially on the various triangle relationships in the novel and Ford's use of "progression d’effet." Besides, I will use the "protest scene" as an example to show how the major scenes contribute to the structure of the whole novel. In Chapter Four I will delineate the major characters of the novel -- starting with Dowell , then going on to Florence , Leonora , and Edward. Finally , in Chapter Five the conclusion, I I will give a summary of the major points in the main body.

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