| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| 1 Literature Review | 第11-18页 |
| ·Flannery O'Connor's and Southern Literature | 第11-16页 |
| ·Her Life and Major Works | 第11-12页 |
| ·Her Faith of Christian Orthodoxy | 第12-14页 |
| ·Her Literary Achievement | 第14-16页 |
| ·Her Major Theme | 第14-15页 |
| ·Her Cast of Characters | 第15页 |
| ·Her Influence | 第15-16页 |
| ·My Fascination with Her as a Woman | 第16-18页 |
| 2 The Salient Theme of Pride in Flannery O'Connor's Short Fiction | 第18-36页 |
| ·Pride in One's Intelligence—Hulga in "Good Country People | 第20-24页 |
| ·Overview of "Good Country People" | 第20页 |
| ·Hulga's Intellectual Pride | 第20-24页 |
| ·Pride in One's Social Status—Mrs. Turpin in "Revelation" | 第24-27页 |
| ·Overview of "Revelation" | 第24-25页 |
| ·Mrs. Turpin's Self satisfaction in Her Social Status | 第25-27页 |
| ·Pride in Science—Sheppard in "The Lame Shall Enter First" | 第27-30页 |
| ·Overview of "The Lame Shall Enter First" | 第27-28页 |
| ·Sheppard's Pride in Science | 第28-30页 |
| ·Pride in Faithful Performance of Christian Duty—Mrs. May in "Greenleaf" | 第30-33页 |
| ·Overview of "Greenleaf | 第30页 |
| ·Mrs. May's Pride in Her Faithful Performance of Christian Duty | 第30-33页 |
| ·Pride in One's Moral Superiority—Julian in "Everything That Rises Must Converge" | 第33-36页 |
| ·Overview of "Everything That Rises Must Converge" | 第33-34页 |
| ·Julian's Pride in His Moral Superiority | 第34-36页 |
| 3 Techniques O'Connor Uses to Castigate Overweening Pride | 第36-46页 |
| ·Use of Violence and the Grotesque | 第36-39页 |
| ·Use of Symbols | 第39-41页 |
| ·Perverse Sense of Humor (Or Comic Perversion) | 第41-43页 |
| ·Her Prose Style | 第43-46页 |
| 4 Certain Limitations of Flannery O'Connor's Works | 第46-47页 |
| Conclusion | 第47-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-51页 |
