| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-24页 |
| ·Eudora Welty and her works | 第11-15页 |
| ·The American traditional Soutern culture | 第15-19页 |
| ·Historv of traditional Southern culture | 第15-17页 |
| ·Influence of traditional Southern culture | 第17-19页 |
| ·Literature review | 第19-22页 |
| ·Studies abroad | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies in China | 第21-22页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Two Welty's Compromise with Society in The Golden Apples | 第24-31页 |
| ·The influence of the traditional culture | 第24-27页 |
| ·Snowdie:submitted to the Southern womanhood | 第25页 |
| ·A gentlewoman under the control of patriarchy | 第25-27页 |
| ·The traditional Southem lady | 第27-31页 |
| ·Snowdie's sincere love for husband: an unqualified husband | 第28-29页 |
| ·Snowdie's loyalty to husband:a staunch wife | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Welty's Criticism of the old South in A Curtain of Green | 第31-38页 |
| ·The influences of "Good Old Days" | 第32-35页 |
| ·Mrs.Larkin's loneness | 第33-34页 |
| ·Mrs.Larkin's attachment to the land | 第34-35页 |
| ·Mrs.Larkin's violation of the nature | 第35-36页 |
| ·Mrs.Larkin: drenched into the past | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Welty's Construction of Independent Southern Woman in The Optimist's Daughter | 第38-46页 |
| ·The growth of the Southern independent lady | 第38-41页 |
| ·Laurel's love for the South | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Southern womanhood | 第40-41页 |
| ·Laurel's adaptation to the changing society | 第41-44页 |
| ·Laurel's self-realization | 第42-43页 |
| ·Laurel:farewell to the past | 第43-44页 |
| ·A maturing and independent Southern lady | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| Works Cited | 第48-50页 |
| Published Papers | 第50页 |
