| 摘要 | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to the Author and the Work | 第11-14页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第14-15页 |
| ·Thesis Statement | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter One Contemporary American Gothic Fiction | 第18-41页 |
| ·American Gothic Fiction | 第18-33页 |
| ·Definition of American Gothic Fiction | 第18-21页 |
| ·Origin of American Gothic Fiction | 第21-27页 |
| ·Rising and Development of American Gothic Fiction | 第27-33页 |
| ·Stephen King’s Heritage and Development of American Gothic Fiction | 第33-41页 |
| ·Horror towards Familiarity | 第34-36页 |
| ·Emphasis on Psychic Terror | 第36-38页 |
| ·Major Themes of Immortality and Death | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Two Character and Characterization in Pet Sematary | 第41-54页 |
| ·Untraditional Gothic Characters | 第41-45页 |
| ·Non-Villain-Like Hero—Louis | 第42-43页 |
| ·Demonized Characters | 第43-45页 |
| ·Application of Irrationalism and Supernaturalism in Characterization | 第45-54页 |
| ·Irrationalism and Supernaturalism | 第46-48页 |
| ·Influence of Irrationalism and Supernaturalism on Characters | 第48-54页 |
| Chapter Three Major Themes of Immortality and Death in Pet Sematary | 第54-60页 |
| ·Gothic Images of Immortality and Death | 第54-56页 |
| ·Contemporary Element in the Theme of Death | 第56-60页 |
| ·Good Death and Bad Death | 第57-58页 |
| ·Death of Contemporary Element in Pet Sematary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Four Contemporary Setting in Pet Sematary | 第60-73页 |
| ·Nuclear Family as a Microcosm | 第60-65页 |
| ·Concept of Familiarity | 第61-62页 |
| ·Bad Place and Nuclear Family | 第62-65页 |
| ·Microcosm and Macrocosm in Pet Sematary | 第65-73页 |
| ·Microcosm in Pet Sematary | 第65-70页 |
| ·Macrocosm in Pet Sematary | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter Five Esthetic Values of Contemporary American Gothic Fiction | 第73-79页 |
| ·Social and Cultural Esthetic Value | 第73-76页 |
| ·Literary Esthetic Value | 第76-79页 |
| Conclusion | 第79-83页 |
| Notes | 第83-86页 |
| Bibliography | 第86-89页 |
| 攻读学位期间完成的学术论文 | 第89-90页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第90页 |
