| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-26页 |
| 1.1 The Author and the Two Novels | 第12-16页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Framework | 第20-24页 |
| 1.3.1 Three Essential Theories of Humor | 第20-21页 |
| 1.3.2 Henri Bergson’s Theory of Humor | 第21-23页 |
| 1.3.3 Dark Humor | 第23-24页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the Research and Research Questions | 第24-25页 |
| 1.5 Thesis Statement and Layout | 第25-26页 |
| CHAPTER TWO HUMOROUS CHARACTERIZATION IN AS I LAY DYING | 第26-40页 |
| 2.1 Humorous Characterization of Anse | 第27-32页 |
| 2.2 Humorous Characterization of Cora | 第32-35页 |
| 2.3 Humorous Characterization of Cash | 第35-40页 |
| CHAPTER THREE HUMOROUS CHARACTERIZATION IN SANCTUARY | 第40-52页 |
| 3.1 Stereotyping of Idle Town People | 第41-44页 |
| 3.2 Stereotyping of the Shabby Genteel | 第44-49页 |
| 3.3 Stereotyping of Ignorant Young Yokels | 第49-52页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR A COMPARISON OF THE HILARIOUS TABOOSITUATIONS IN THE TWO NOVELS | 第52-62页 |
| 4.1 The Farcical Funeral of As I Lay Dying | 第53-57页 |
| 4.2 The Carnivalesque Funeral in Sanctuary | 第57-62页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第62-66页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第66-69页 |
