| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·William Faulkner | 第12-14页 |
| ·Light in August | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| ·Researches on William Faulkner | 第18-21页 |
| ·Researches on William Faulkner Abroad | 第18-19页 |
| ·Researches on William Faulkner at Home | 第19-21页 |
| ·Researches on Light in August | 第21-28页 |
| ·Researches on Light in August Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| ·Researches on Light in August at Home | 第23-28页 |
| Chapter Three Absurdity and Alienation in Light in August | 第28-54页 |
| ·Absurdity in Light in August | 第28-40页 |
| ·The Absurd World of Racial Discrimination | 第28-33页 |
| ·Joe's Absurd World of Racial Discrimination | 第29-31页 |
| ·Joanna's Absurd World of Racial Discrimination | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Absurd World of Extreme Puritanism | 第33-37页 |
| ·The Absurd World of Old Doc Hines | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Absurd World of McEachern | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Absurd World of Gender Discrimination | 第37-40页 |
| ·Alienation in Light in August | 第40-54页 |
| ·Alienation under the World of Racial Discrimination | 第40-47页 |
| ·Joe's Alienation under the World of Racial Discrimination | 第41-44页 |
| ·Joanna's Alienation under the World of Racial Discrimination | 第44-47页 |
| ·Alienation under the World of Extreme Puritanism | 第47-50页 |
| ·Doc Hines' Alienation under the World of Extreme Puritanism | 第47-49页 |
| ·McEachern's Alienation under the World of Extreme Puritanism | 第49-50页 |
| ·Alienation under the World of Gender Discrimination | 第50-54页 |
| Chapter Four The Reasons for William Faulkner's Existential Tendency | 第54-66页 |
| ·The Situation of the Society | 第56-58页 |
| ·The Life Experiences of William Faulkner | 第58-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-75页 |
