| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-17页 |
| 1. Porter and Her Homeland | 第8-11页 |
| 2. Literary Reviews | 第11-17页 |
| Chapter One "Home" in the Miranda Series: Reshaping "Home" in Porter's writing | 第17-29页 |
| ·The Miranda Series | 第17-22页 |
| ·Reshaping "Home" in the Miranda Stories | 第22-29页 |
| ·The Entrenched Idea of Male Superiority to Female | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Lingering Mood of Reminiscence | 第26-27页 |
| ·Deep Affection to the Land | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Two Letters: Keeping Ties to "Home" | 第29-35页 |
| ·Letters to Family Members | 第30-32页 |
| ·Letters to Friends | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three Reasons for Porter's Ambivalence towards Homeland | 第35-42页 |
| ·Family Poverty | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Discouraging Texas and the Southern Society | 第37-39页 |
| ·Porter's Desire to Leave | 第39-40页 |
| ·Conflicts between Porter and Her Native Texas | 第40-42页 |
| Conclusion | 第42-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-48页 |
| List of Abbreviation | 第48页 |
