| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Gothic Style and Its Manifestation in Oates's Short Stories | 第10-19页 |
| ·The Origin of Gothic Style | 第10-11页 |
| ·Further Development and Current Perception of Gothic Style | 第11-12页 |
| ·Psychological and Aesthetic Appeal of Gothic Style | 第12-14页 |
| ·Manifestation of Gothic in Oates's Short Stories | 第14-19页 |
| Chapter Two Themes Explored in Oates's Gothic Short Stories | 第19-30页 |
| ·Female Violence | 第19-21页 |
| ·Theme of Being Abducted | 第21-25页 |
| ·Identity Crisis | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter Three Distinctive Features in Oates's Gothic Stories | 第30-39页 |
| ·Extensive Intertextuality | 第30-34页 |
| ·Intertextuality and Its Effects | 第30-31页 |
| ·Application of Intertextuality | 第31-34页 |
| ·Distinctive Techniques | 第34-39页 |
| ·Open-ending | 第34-36页 |
| ·Psychological Realism | 第36-39页 |
| Conclusion | 第39-41页 |
| Works Cited | 第41-45页 |
| Achievements | 第45-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46-47页 |
