| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-32页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Carson Mc Cullers and Her Works | 第12-15页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第15-24页 |
| 1.2.1 Literature review abroad | 第15-20页 |
| 1.2.2 Literature review at home | 第20-24页 |
| 1.3 The Border and Structure of Feeling | 第24-28页 |
| 1.4 The Significance and Layout of the Thesis | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Two THE REPRESENTATION OF “THE BORDER” IN THEMEMBER OF THE WEDDING | 第32-42页 |
| 2.1 Geographical Transition in the Small Town | 第33-37页 |
| 2.1.1 The agrarian landscapes in the small town | 第34-36页 |
| 2.1.2 The urban landscapes in the small town | 第36-37页 |
| 2.1.3 The conflict between two landscapes | 第37页 |
| 2.2 Cultural Transition in the Small Town | 第37-42页 |
| 2.2.1 New market economy and consumption culture | 第38-40页 |
| 2.2.2 Industrial symbol—cotton mill | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Three REASONS FOR MCCULLERS’S FOCUS ON “THEBORDER” | 第42-54页 |
| 3.1 Carson Mc Cullers’s Identity As a “Sojourner” | 第43-50页 |
| 3.1.1 Her birth in a small town of the American South | 第43-46页 |
| 3.1.2 Her living experiences in the city | 第46-49页 |
| 3.1.3 Her reciprocating journey between the hometown and northern cities | 第49-50页 |
| 3.2 Effects of the Turbulent Social Setting on Carson Mc Cullers | 第50-54页 |
| 3.2.1 Urbanization in America | 第50-52页 |
| 3.2.2 The second World War | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Four “ STRUCTURE OF FEELING” IN THE MEMBER OFTHE WEDDING | 第54-70页 |
| 4.1 Frankie’s Mentality | 第56-59页 |
| 4.1.1 Frankie’s discontent with the current condition | 第56-57页 |
| 4.1.2 Reasons causing Frankie’s hatred towards the small town | 第57-59页 |
| 4.2 Frankie’s Fighting Spirit | 第59-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Frankie’s fighting against the patriarchy | 第60-61页 |
| 4.2.2 Frankie’s fighting against male-female binary opposition | 第61-63页 |
| 4.2.3 Frankie’s longing for the outside world | 第63-64页 |
| 4.3 Berenice’s Fighting Spirit | 第64-70页 |
| 4.3.1 Berenice’s struggling for equal economic relationship with Mr. Smith | 第65-67页 |
| 4.3.2 Berenice’s refusal to be subordinate of the male | 第67-70页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第70-74页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第74-80页 |
| 附录: 作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第80页 |
