| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-24页 |
| ·Introduction to Flannery O'Connor and Her Stories | 第10-11页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第11-17页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Figure and Ground Relationship | 第17-24页 |
| ·Introduction to Figure and Ground | 第17-22页 |
| ·Introduction to the Super-foregrounded Figures | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Super-foregrounded Figure One:Violence in O'Connor'sShort Stories | 第24-36页 |
| ·Violence as Super-foregrounded Figure in O'Connor's Short Stories | 第24-29页 |
| ·Physical Violence in O'Connor's Short Stories | 第24-27页 |
| ·Mental Violence in O'Connor's Short Stories | 第27-29页 |
| ·Cartoonish Characters and Abrupt Endings as Formal Features for Violence in O'Connor's Short Stories | 第29-36页 |
| ·Ridiculous and Innocent Characters in O'Connor's Short Stories | 第30-32页 |
| ·Physically Handicapped and Spiritual Disabled Characters | 第32-34页 |
| ·Abrupt Endings of O'Connor's Short Stories | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Super-foregrounded Figure Two:Redemption inO'Connor's Short Stories | 第36-46页 |
| ·Redemption as Super-foregrounded Figure in O'Connor's Short Stories | 第36-43页 |
| ·Redemption of the Executors of Violence | 第36-39页 |
| ·Redemption of the Receivers of Violence | 第39-41页 |
| ·Redemption of the Character Saving Himself | 第41-43页 |
| ·Metaphor as Formal Feature for Redemption in O'Connor's Short Stories | 第43-46页 |
| ·Color Metaphor in O'Connor's Short Stories | 第43-44页 |
| ·Other Metaphors in O'Connor's Short Stories | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-51页 |
| Publications duirng the Postgraduate Program | 第51-52页 |
| Acknowledgment | 第52-54页 |
