| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第10-20页 |
| 1.1 Carson McCullers and her major works | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature review | 第12-17页 |
| 1.3 Focus and structure of the thesis | 第17-20页 |
| 2. Three Types of "Marginal Man" | 第20-33页 |
| 2.1 The marginalized in gender identity | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2 The marginalized in sexual orientation | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3 The marginalized in ethnicity | 第28-33页 |
| 3. Common Experiences of the "Marginal Man" | 第33-46页 |
| 3.1 Inescapable loneliness | 第33-37页 |
| 3.1.1 Sense of exclusion | 第33-34页 |
| 3.1.2 Ineffective communication | 第34-36页 |
| 3.1.3 Lack of love | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2 Lingering anxiety | 第37-40页 |
| 3.2.1 Anxiety caused by their own identity crisis | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2.2 Anxiety caused by their surrounding environment | 第39-40页 |
| 3.3 Different responses to the marginalized life | 第40-46页 |
| 3.3.1 Submission | 第41-42页 |
| 3.3.2 Compromise | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3.3 Rejection | 第43-46页 |
| 4. Significance of McCullers's Creation of the "Marginal Man" | 第46-51页 |
| 4.1 As personal expression | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2 As social critique | 第48-51页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
