| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction to William Faulkner | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ A Background Study | 第12-20页 |
| ·The important progenitor in William Faulkner's family | 第12-13页 |
| ·The worship of hero in the legend of the South | 第13-16页 |
| ·The prevalent social thoughts at Faulkner's times | 第16-20页 |
| ·The paternalism in the South | 第17-19页 |
| ·The liberalism in the South | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Antiheroes in William Faulkner's novels | 第20-38页 |
| ·The concepts of hero and antihero | 第20-21页 |
| ·Benjy:Knight-like antihero who seeks the order | 第21-27页 |
| ·Quentin as an antihero | 第27-31页 |
| ·Quentin's maintaining the traditional order as an antihero | 第27-30页 |
| ·Quentin's feminity as an antihero | 第30-31页 |
| ·Demon-like antihero Thomas Sutpen | 第31-38页 |
| ·Thomas Sutpen's attitudes towards love | 第32-36页 |
| ·Thomas Sutpen's attitudes to his slave and servants | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ The Social Conditions Creating Antiheroes | 第38-49页 |
| ·The influence of liberalism and paternalism on antihero Quentin | 第38-40页 |
| ·The influence of liberalism and paternalism on antihero Benjy | 第40-42页 |
| ·The influence of liberalism and paternalism on antihero Supten | 第42-49页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-55页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间取得的研究成果 | 第55页 |
