| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-9页 |
| Ⅰ． Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Ⅱ． Faulkner and the South | 第13-21页 |
| 2．1 A Macro-view of the American South | 第13-17页 |
| 2．2 Faulkner: a great Southern writer | 第17-21页 |
| Ⅲ． A Brief Introduction to The Sound and the Fury | 第21-26页 |
| 3．1 Making of the novel | 第21-22页 |
| 3．2 A general summary of the novel | 第22-24页 |
| 3．3 A story five times told | 第24-26页 |
| Ⅳ． Interpretation and Analyses of the Women Characters in The Sound and the Fury | 第26-39页 |
| 4．1 Mrs． Compson: the inadequate mother | 第26-29页 |
| 4．2 Caddy Compson: ”heart's darling” | 第29-32页 |
| 4．3 Miss Quentin: the rebellious illegitimate child | 第32-34页 |
| 4．4 Dilsey Gibson: the loyal black servant | 第34-39页 |
| Ⅴ． Tragic Roots Of the Women Characters in The Sound and the Fury | 第39-54页 |
| 5．1 Mrs． Compson: victim of the Southern lady-making system | 第39-42页 |
| 5．2 Caddy Compson: victim of the Southern male chauvinism | 第42-47页 |
| 5．3 Miss Quentin: victim of the loveless Southern family | 第47-50页 |
| 5．4 Dilsey Gibson: victim of racial discrimination | 第50-52页 |
| 5．5 Southern women: unvanquished and prevailing | 第52-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-59页 |
