| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Carson MeCullers's Persistence in the Theme of Loneliness | 第14-22页 |
| ·Life Experience and Its Influence on the Author's Writing | 第14-19页 |
| ·Influence of Literary Tradition | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Two Inevitability of Loneliness | 第22-42页 |
| ·Why the Characters in the Novel Fail to Reach Communication | 第22-35页 |
| ·Mick Kelly | 第24-26页 |
| ·Dr.Copeland | 第26-29页 |
| ·Jake Blount | 第29-31页 |
| ·Singer | 第31-35页 |
| ·The Death of"God" in the Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | 第35-38页 |
| ·The Futility of Love | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Three McCullers's Unique Approaches to Present Loneliness | 第42-51页 |
| ·Fugue-like Structure | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Use of Symbolism to Reflect the Social and Political Significance of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | 第44-47页 |
| ·Gothic Elements in the Novel | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter Four Root Causes of Loneliness | 第51-57页 |
| ·Erich Fromm's Theory about Human Needs | 第51-53页 |
| ·Social and Political Settings of the Novel | 第53-57页 |
| ·Attachment of Modern Civilization | 第53页 |
| ·Racial Discrimination | 第53-55页 |
| ·Social Oppression on Women | 第55-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-63页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第63页 |
