| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-20页 |
| 1.1 Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第15-20页 |
| Chapter Two The American South and the Initiation Story in AmericanSouthern Literature | 第20-25页 |
| 2.1 The American South and its Major Cultural Elements | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 Bildungsroman and the Initiation Story in American Literature | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 The Initiation Theme in To Kill a Mockingbird | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three The Children's Growth agaiust the Old Southern Civilization | 第25-37页 |
| 3.1 The Gothic Elements in To Kill a Mockingbird | 第25-33页 |
| 3.1.1 The Maycomb Town | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Boo and the Radley Place | 第29-31页 |
| 3.1.3 Bob Ewell and other Antagonists | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2 Southerners' Strong Belief in the Aristocratic Past | 第33-37页 |
| 3.2.1 The Stereotype of a Southern Lady | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Mrs.Dubose—the Defender of Aristocracy | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four The Growth of the Children's Morality against Racial Injustice | 第37-45页 |
| 4.1 The Origin of Racial Injustice in American South | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2 American South under Segregation | 第39-45页 |
| 4.2.1 African Americans' Social Status | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Tom Robinson's Misery | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2.3 Calpurnia and her Moral Instruction to the Children | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Five The Shaping of the Children's Mentality against Prejudice andIgnorance | 第45-55页 |
| 5.1 The Confined Town and the People with Limited Mind | 第45-50页 |
| 5.1.1 The Myth of the Radley Place | 第46-47页 |
| 5.1.2 The Class Issue in the Town | 第47-50页 |
| 5.2 The Trial of Tom and the Children's Blind Hope | 第50-55页 |
| 5.2.1 A Hero or a Traitor:Atticus's Role in Defending Tom | 第50-52页 |
| 5.2.2 The Evolvement of the Children's Belief in Justice | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| References | 第58-59页 |
