| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| Introduction | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Initiation Story and Joyce Carol Oates | 第10-17页 |
| ·Initiation Story and Its Development in America | 第10-13页 |
| ·Joyce Carol Oates and Foxfire:Confessions of a Girl Gang | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter Two Initiation Embodied in Plot Pattern | 第17-25页 |
| ·Foxfire's Self-protection | 第17-20页 |
| ·Foxfire's Rebellion | 第20-22页 |
| ·Foxfire's Compromise | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three Initiation Embodied in Character Elements | 第25-34页 |
| ·Maddy:The Protagonist of Initiation | 第25-28页 |
| ·Legs:The Guide of Initiation | 第28-31页 |
| ·Foxfire's Members:Companions in the Journey of Initiation | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four Artistic Features of Foxfire as an Initiation Story | 第34-41页 |
| ·Combination of First-Person Narration and Initiation Theme | 第34-37页 |
| ·Combination of Gothic Technique and Psychological Realism | 第37-41页 |
| Conclusion | 第41-43页 |
| Works Cited | 第43-47页 |
| Achievements | 第47-48页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第48-49页 |
