| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第13-17页 |
| ·Anderson and His Winesburg, Ohio | 第13-16页 |
| ·Sherwood Anderson | 第13-15页 |
| ·Winesburg, Ohio | 第15-16页 |
| ·Layout and Objective of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-21页 |
| ·Studies on Winesburg, Ohio | 第17-19页 |
| ·Originality of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three ANALYSIS OF THE GROTESQUE IN WINESBURG, OHIO | 第21-39页 |
| ·Definition of "Grotesque" | 第21-23页 |
| ·Grotesque Youth | 第23-26页 |
| ·The Silent versus the Talkative | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Queer and the Perplexed | 第24-26页 |
| ·Grotesque Characters Related to Distorted Religious Belief | 第26-30页 |
| ·Mixed Love of God and Money | 第27-28页 |
| ·Tortured Between God and Lust | 第28-30页 |
| ·Grotesque Characters Related to Unsuccessful Love | 第30-34页 |
| ·Hunger for Love | 第30-32页 |
| ·Cost of Love | 第32-34页 |
| ·Grotesque Characters Related to Lack of Communication | 第34-39页 |
| ·Self-Reclusion | 第34-36页 |
| ·Inability to Express Mother Love | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four CAUSES OF THE GROTESQUE | 第39-49页 |
| ·Social Environment | 第39-42页 |
| ·Conflict between Hand and Machine | 第39-40页 |
| ·Conflict between Religion and Materialism | 第40-41页 |
| ·Conflict of Relation between Two Sexes | 第41-42页 |
| ·Loss of Feminine Love | 第42-45页 |
| ·Consequence of No Feminine Love | 第43-44页 |
| ·Rewards of Proper Feminine Love | 第44-45页 |
| ·Personality Weakness of Individual | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter Five BRIGHT SIDES OF THE GROTESQUE | 第49-56页 |
| ·Longing for Love and Understanding | 第50-51页 |
| ·Awakening Moments | 第51-53页 |
| ·Living with Hope | 第53-56页 |
| ·Grotesque Characters' Hope | 第53-54页 |
| ·George's Growing into Manhood | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第56-59页 |
| Works Cited | 第59-63页 |
| Appendix 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第63-64页 |
