| Acknowledgments | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-8页 |
| Part Ⅰ Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Part Ⅱ South as a place | 第10-13页 |
| Part Ⅲ The perennial theme of Welty's stories | 第13-19页 |
| 3．1 The exploration of human mystery | 第13-17页 |
| 3．2 Love and separateness | 第17-19页 |
| Part Ⅳ Welty's remarkable techniques | 第19-32页 |
| 4．1 The mingling of imagination and reality | 第19-23页 |
| 4．2 Symbolism and myth | 第23-30页 |
| 4．3 The techniques of painting and photography | 第30-32页 |
| Part Ⅴ A summary: the achievement and imperfection of Welty's fiction | 第32-36页 |
| Bibliography | 第36-37页 |
