| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| Chapter One The Dichotomy of Character in Capote’s Short Stories | 第22-42页 |
| ·Aging Urban Sophisticates | 第22-31页 |
| ·Precocious Rural Children | 第31-42页 |
| Chapter Two The Dichotomy of Setting in Capote’s Short Stories | 第42-53页 |
| ·The Chic New York City and the Illusionary Dream Scene | 第42-47页 |
| ·The Rural South and the Real Surroundings | 第47-53页 |
| Chapter Three The Dichotomy of Theme in Capote’s Short Stories | 第53-72页 |
| ·Daylight and Nocturnal | 第53-59页 |
| ·Reality and Fantasy | 第59-62页 |
| ·Good and Evil | 第62页 |
| ·Internal and External Manifestations | 第62-64页 |
| ·Man and Nature | 第64-66页 |
| ·Love and Failure of Love | 第66-72页 |
| Conclusion | 第72-75页 |
| Works Cited | 第75-77页 |