| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| ·An Overview of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Male Characters:Grotesque Wanderers in Spiritual Wasteland | 第18-29页 |
| ·Mr. Head in "The Artificial Nigger" | 第19-23页 |
| ·Tom T. Shiflet in the "Life You Save May Be Your Own" | 第23-25页 |
| ·Mr. Sheppard in "The Lame Shall Enter First" | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter Three Female Characters:Self-righteous Victims of Spiritual Crisis | 第29-38页 |
| ·The Grandmother in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" | 第29-31页 |
| ·Mrs. McIntyre and Mrs. Shortley in "The Displaced Person" | 第31-34页 |
| ·Joy in "Good Country People" | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter Four Death and Violence:Ways of Spiritual Redemption | 第38-47页 |
| ·Death in "The River and Other Stories" | 第38-42页 |
| ·Violence in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" | 第42-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第47-49页 |
| Works Cited | 第49-53页 |
| Publications | 第53页 |
