| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to William Faulkner and His novel Light in August | 第8页 |
| ·Critical Survey of William Faulkner and Light in August | 第8-10页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two The Blackness of Joe's Heart | 第12-24页 |
| ·Joe's Identity Dilemma | 第12-15页 |
| ·The Inner World of Joe Christmas | 第15-24页 |
| ·The Dark House:the Extension of the Body | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Street:the Staircase Leading to Hell | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Jungle:the Rescue of the Spirit of the Wilderness | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three The Blackness of Community | 第24-32页 |
| ·"Glimpse":Joe in the Eye of Intellectuals in the South | 第25-27页 |
| ·"Glance":Joe in the Eye of Abolitionist in the North | 第27-29页 |
| ·"Overlook":Joe in the Eye of the Other Chracters | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Four Faukner's Criticism of Racism and Fanaticism | 第32-40页 |
| ·Racism | 第33-35页 |
| ·Racial and Religious Fanaticism | 第35-40页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第40-42页 |
| Works Cited | 第42-45页 |
| Publications | 第45页 |