| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-14页 |
| 1.1 General Introduction to Sherwood Anderson and His Achievements | 第7-8页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第8-12页 |
| 1.3 Central Argument,Research Methodology and Overview of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Sherwood Anderson's Initiation Stories | 第14-19页 |
| 2.1 Initiation story and its Development | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 Anderson's Initiation Story | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter Three Two Kinds of Epiphany in Anderson's Initiation Stories | 第19-30页 |
| 3.1 Epiphany About Self-recognition | 第19-23页 |
| 3.3 Epiphany About Essence of Life and Love | 第23-30页 |
| Chapter Four Characteristics and Functions of Epiphany in Anderson's Initiation Stories | 第30-41页 |
| 4.1 Characteristics of Epiphany | 第30-34页 |
| 4.1.1 Unforeseeablity | 第30-32页 |
| 4.1.2 Contradictoriness | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2 Functions of Epiphany | 第34-41页 |
| 4.2.1 Characterization of the Grotesque Image | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2.2 Development of the Plot | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.3 Enhancement of the Themes | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第41-44页 |
| Works Cited | 第44-48页 |
| Publications | 第48页 |
