| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第7-19页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction of Carson McCullers and The Ballad of Sad Cafe | 第7-10页 |
| 1.1.1 A Brief Introduction of Carson McCullers and Her LiteraryAchievements | 第7-9页 |
| 1.1.2 A Brief Introduction of The Ballad of Sad Cafe | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Critical Review of The Ballad of Sad Cafe | 第10-14页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous researches on The Ballad of Sad Cafe Abroad | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2.2 Previous researches on The Ballad of Sad Cafe at Home | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 Related Theory of Reader Response Criticism | 第14-19页 |
| 1.3.1 Reader in Iser’s Reader Reaction Criticism | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3.2 The Theory of Blank and the Indeterminacy of the Text | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Reader’s Interpretation of the Text Blanks in The Ballad of Sad Cafe | 第19-30页 |
| 2.1 Grotesque Town | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1.1 The Town with Abnormal Weather | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 The Town being Dreary and Morbid | 第21页 |
| 2.1.3 The Town Weak of Religious Belief | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 The Portray of the Freaks | 第23-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Inexplicable Miss Emily | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Crank Marvin Macy and Mysterious Cousin Lymon | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3 The Truth behind the Freaks | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Reader's Interpretation of the Narration Blank | 第30-35页 |
| 3.1 The Complete and Obscure Plots | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2 The Blank of Narration | 第31-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Manipulation of Circulative Structure | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2.2 Manipulation of External Focalization | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Multiple Interpretations about The Twelve Mortal Men | 第35-42页 |
| 4.1 Uncertainties about "the twelve mortal men" | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2 Readers' View about the Loneliness | 第37-42页 |
| 4.2.1 Absolute Loneliness | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2.2 Loneliness and Love | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46-47页 |
| 在读期间公开发表论文（著）及科研情况 | 第47页 |
