| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| Introduction | 第8-20页 |
| Chapter One Anne Tyler as a Southern Writer | 第20-26页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to American Southern Literature | 第20-23页 |
| 1.2 The Influence of Southern Literature on Anne Tyler | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Two Inheritance of Southern Literary Tradition in Dinner at theHomesick Restaurant | 第26-40页 |
| 2.1 The Strength of Family Value | 第26-33页 |
| 2.1.1 The Persistence of Family Integrity by the Mother | 第27-30页 |
| 2.1.2 The Powerful Influence of the Family on the Children | 第30-33页 |
| 2.2 The Ubiquitous Isolation and Loneliness | 第33-40页 |
| Chapter Three Innovation of Southern Literary Tradition in Dinner at theHomesick Restaurant | 第40-77页 |
| 3.1 Subversion of the Traditional Southern gender myth | 第40-55页 |
| 3.1.1 The Gender Myth in Southern Literary Tradition | 第40-43页 |
| 3.1.2 Subversion of the Traditional Image of Southern lady | 第43-50页 |
| 3.1.3 Subversion of the Traditional Image of Southern Man | 第50-55页 |
| 3.2 Deconstruction of the Traditional Southern Gothic Narration | 第55-77页 |
| 3.2.1 Gothic Narration in Southern Literary Tradition | 第56-59页 |
| 3.2.2 Fragmented Non-linear Narrative Pattern in Dinner at the HomesickRestaurant | 第59-65页 |
| 3.2.3 Humorous and Ironic Style in Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant | 第65-77页 |
| Conclusion | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-84页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第84页 |
