| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| ·Critical reviews of The Fall of the House of Usher | 第11-14页 |
| ·The Feasibility and Significance of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 1 The Physical Image of the Family:The Isolated House of Usher | 第16-22页 |
| ·The Outside of the Family House:A Wasteland | 第16-19页 |
| ·Remoteness and Decadence | 第17-18页 |
| ·Horrible Atmosphere | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Inside of the Family House:A Tomb | 第19-22页 |
| ·Tomb Feature Ⅰ:Hollowness | 第20-21页 |
| ·Tomb Feature Ⅱ:Darkness | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 2 The Biological Image of the Family:The Disintegrated Ushers | 第22-31页 |
| ·Toddling on the Verge of Mental Breakdown | 第22-28页 |
| ·The Family Evil:Usher's Symptoms | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Family Decline:Usher's Physical Deterioration | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Family Disturbance:Usher's Anxiety | 第27-28页 |
| ·Slipping down the Abyss | 第28-31页 |
| ·The Desire beyond Words:the Incest | 第28-30页 |
| ·The Burial of the Alive | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 3 The Spiritual Image of the Family:The Wandering Usher Soul | 第31-43页 |
| ·The Family Soul Lost | 第32-36页 |
| ·The Lost of Family Sense | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Lost of Order | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Family Soul Regained | 第36-43页 |
| ·The Self-destruction | 第36-39页 |
| ·Up to "Heaven" | 第39-43页 |
| Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| Notes | 第45-46页 |
| Works Cited | 第46-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49-50页 |
| Informative Chinese Abstract | 第50-54页 |
| Resume and Publications since Entering the Program | 第54页 |
