| INTRODUCTION | 第1-14页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to William Faulkner | 第10-11页 |
| ·Faulkner's Position in Literature | 第11页 |
| ·About Absalom, Absalom! | 第11-12页 |
| ·Aim of the Paper | 第12-14页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ Images of Sutpen in the Eyes of Four Narrators | 第14-28页 |
| ·Sutpen: a Gigantic Demon as Viewed by Rosa | 第14-18页 |
| ·Sutpen: an Admirable Intruder as Viewed by Mr. Compson | 第18-21页 |
| ·Sutpen: a Contradictory Forefather as Viewed by Quentin | 第21-25页 |
| ·Sutpen: a Tragic Forerunner as Viewed by Shreve | 第25-28页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ True Nature of Sutpen and His Dynasty | 第28-36页 |
| ·Sutpen's Family Background and His 'Great Design' | 第28-30页 |
| ·Sutpen's Dynasty and Its Ruins | 第30-33页 |
| ·Beginning and Establishment of Sutpen's Dynasty | 第30-31页 |
| ·Declines and Ruins of Sutpen's Dynasty | 第31-33页 |
| ·Nature of Sutpen and His Dynasty | 第33-36页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ Social Values of Sutpen and His Dynasty | 第36-53页 |
| ·Sutpen's Dynasty as Epitome of the Southern History | 第36-42页 |
| ·History and Development of the South of America | 第36-39页 |
| ·Myths and Conflicts Formed in the South | 第39-40页 |
| ·Sutpen's Dynasty Vividly Representing the Southern History | 第40-42页 |
| ·Ruin of Sutpen's Dynasty Showing Collapse of Southern Aristocratic Families | 第42-47页 |
| ·Beginning and Ending of Aristocratic Families | 第42-44页 |
| ·Aristocratic Families in Faulkner's Yorknataphata Saga | 第44-45页 |
| ·Sutpen's Family: Most Typical One in the South | 第45-47页 |
| ·Sutpen's Fatal Problem: Racial Discrimination | 第47-53页 |
| ·Development of the Slavery System in the South | 第48-49页 |
| ·Cruelty and Crime of the Slavery System | 第49-50页 |
| ·Collapse of Sutpen and His Dynasty Caused by Racial Discrimination | 第50-53页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ Faulkner's Attitudes as Reflected in the Novel | 第53-65页 |
| 4 1 Faulkner's Special Feelings towards Southern Tradition | 第53-58页 |
| ·Family Influence | 第54-55页 |
| ·Social Influence | 第55-56页 |
| ·Faulkner's Attitudes towards Southern Tradition | 第56-58页 |
| ·Faulkner's Special Attitudes towards Slavery System | 第58-62页 |
| ·Faulkner's Deep 'Feelings towards Black People | 第58-59页 |
| ·Faulkner's Ambiguous Feelings towards Slavery System | 第59-61页 |
| ·Faulkner's Condemnation of Southern Slavery System | 第61-62页 |
| ·Faulkner as Master of Southern Literature | 第62-65页 |
| ·Faulkner's Beliefs in Human Beings | 第62-63页 |
| ·Faulkner's Influences in Southern Literature | 第63-65页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第65-67页 |
| NOTES | 第67-70页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第70-72页 |
