| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-21页 |
| ·William Faulkner’s Life and His Works | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Role of Racism in Light in August | 第12-16页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Significance and Structure of the Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Joe Christmas —A Victim of Society | 第21-48页 |
| ·Joe’s Insecurity in His Childhood | 第21-26页 |
| ·Joe’s Growing up under the Shadow of Racist Ideologies | 第26-40页 |
| ·Joe’s Sense of Whites’Superiority to Blacks | 第27-31页 |
| ·White Racists’Attitude towards and Influence on Joe | 第31-40页 |
| ·Ambiguity and Indeterminacy of Joe’s Identity | 第40-48页 |
| Chapter 3 Joe Christmas —A Victim of Himself | 第48-66页 |
| ·Joe’s Struggling among the Id, Ego and Super-ego | 第48-54页 |
| ·Joe’s Dual Personality on Marriage/Women, Religion and Identity | 第54-58页 |
| ·Joe’s Attitude towards Society and People Leading to His Death | 第58-66页 |
| ·Joe’s Isolation from Society and People | 第58-62页 |
| ·Joe’s Resistance and Violence towards Society and People | 第62-66页 |
| Chapter 4 Joe Christmas’Awakening and Death | 第66-73页 |
| ·Light —The Power of Joe’s Awakening | 第66-70页 |
| ·The Real Value of Joe’s Death | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| Works Cited | 第77-82页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第82页 |
