| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-22页 |
| 1.1 Shirley Jackson and Her The Lottery and Other Stories | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Female Gothic as a Gothic Subgenre | 第13-18页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Female Gothic Characterization | 第22-47页 |
| 2.1 Gothic Females:Grotesques | 第23-36页 |
| 2.1.1 A Demoniac Spinster in "The Deamon Lover" | 第24-28页 |
| 2.1.2 An Idiosyncratic Larcenist in "Trial by Combat" | 第28-32页 |
| 2.1.3 A Cityphobia Paranoid in "Pillar of Salt" | 第32-36页 |
| 2.2 Gothic Males: Villain Heroes | 第36-47页 |
| 2.2.1 Harris:The Perpetual Villain | 第37-41页 |
| 2.2.2 The Pococurante Boys in "The Lottery" and "The Witch" | 第41-43页 |
| 2.2.3 The Insidious Dominator in "The Lottery" | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter 3 Female Gothic Horror | 第47-57页 |
| 3.1 Horror Stemming from Complexity in Human Relations | 第48-52页 |
| 3.1.1 Merciless Family Members | 第48-50页 |
| 3.1.2 Alienated Neighbors | 第50-52页 |
| 3.2 Horror Stemming from Frustration in Psyche | 第52-57页 |
| 3.2.1 Unfulfilled Dreams | 第52-54页 |
| 3.2.2 Unbearable Loneliness | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter 4 Female Gothic Themes | 第57-69页 |
| 4.1 Dissecting the Causes of Female Tragedies | 第57-63页 |
| 4.1.1 Stifling Conventions | 第57-60页 |
| 4.1.2 Overwhelming Patriarchy | 第60-63页 |
| 4.2 Disclosing the Duality of Female Existence | 第63-69页 |
| 4.2.1 Rebellion and Escape | 第63-65页 |
| 4.2.2 Femininity to Androgyny | 第65-69页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| Works Cited | 第72-74页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第74页 |
