| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to William Faulkner and the Story "ARose for Emily" | 第9-11页 |
| ·Introduction to Gothic Novels'Origin and Development | 第11-13页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter One Weird Characters in the Crevice of Present and Past | 第16-33页 |
| ·Weird Emily | 第17-24页 |
| ·The Villain-hero | 第17-21页 |
| ·Fettered Emily | 第21-24页 |
| ·Incomplete Tobe | 第24-27页 |
| ·Contradictory Townspeople | 第27-29页 |
| ·Abnormal Relationship between Characters | 第29-33页 |
| ·Weird Relationship between Emily and Her Father | 第30-31页 |
| ·Misplaced Relationship between Emily and Homer | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Two Theme of Death | 第33-45页 |
| ·Death of Emily's Father | 第36-39页 |
| ·Death of Homer | 第39-41页 |
| ·Death of Miss Emily | 第41-45页 |
| Chapter Three Gothic Environment, Atmosphere and Plot | 第45-57页 |
| ·Gothic Environment | 第45-50页 |
| ·Enigmatic Atmosphere | 第50-54页 |
| ·Bloodcurdling Plot | 第54-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63页 |
