| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Katherine Anne Porter and Literary Reviews on Her Works | 第13-18页 |
| ·Katherine Anne Porter's Life and Works | 第13-14页 |
| ·Literary Reviews on Porter's Works | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter Two Modernism and Porter's Relationship with Modernism | 第18-29页 |
| ·Historical and Social Background of Modernist Literature | 第18-21页 |
| ·Characteristics of Modernist Literature | 第21-24页 |
| ·Porter's Modernist Ideology | 第24-29页 |
| Chapter Three Modernist Themes in Katherine Anne Porter's Works | 第29-53页 |
| ·The Theme of Alienation | 第29-40页 |
| ·Alienation Embodied in the Deserted | 第30-36页 |
| ·Alienation Embodied in the Grotesque | 第36-40页 |
| ·The Theme of Paradox | 第40-46页 |
| ·Paradox of Love and Hatred | 第41-44页 |
| ·Paradox of Life and Death | 第44-45页 |
| ·Paradox of Good and Evil | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Theme of Death | 第46-53页 |
| ·Discovery of Death | 第47-48页 |
| ·Perception of Death | 第48-51页 |
| ·Facing up to Death | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Four Modernist Techniques in Porter's Works | 第53-69页 |
| ·Symbolism in Porter's Works | 第53-62页 |
| ·Dream Symbols | 第54-57页 |
| ·Character Symbols | 第57-59页 |
| ·Image Symbols | 第59-62页 |
| ·Stream-of-consciousness Narrative in Porter's Works | 第62-65页 |
| ·Non-events writing strategy | 第65-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-70页 |
| Works Cited | 第70-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74页 |
