| English Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| 1. Introduction to Carson McCullers and The Member of the Wedding | 第8-9页 |
| 2. Current Research Status of The Member of the Wedding | 第9-11页 |
| 3. Development and General Characteristics of Initiation Story | 第11-16页 |
| Chapter One The Inheritance to Traditional Initiation Stories in Content | 第16-26页 |
| ·Autobiographical Components | 第16-19页 |
| ·Initiation of the Protagonist | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Crisis of the Heroine’s Growth | 第22-26页 |
| ·Physical Crisis | 第22-23页 |
| ·Psychological Crisis | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Two The Inheritance to Traditional Initiation Stories in Character | 第26-34页 |
| ·Initiation Guides | 第26-29页 |
| ·Positive Initiation Guide | 第27-28页 |
| ·Negative Initiation Guide | 第28-29页 |
| ·Initiation Companions | 第29-34页 |
| Chapter Three The Inheritance to Traditional Initiation Stories in Structure | 第34-41页 |
| ·Formulated Plot Pattern | 第34-36页 |
| ·Narrative Point of View | 第36-38页 |
| ·Open-Ending | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Four The Transcendence to Traditional Initiation Stories | 第41-53页 |
| ·The Androgyny of the Protagonist | 第41-42页 |
| ·Peculiar Symbols and Allegories | 第42-46页 |
| ·The Black as the Initiation Guide and Companion | 第46-49页 |
| ·Influence of Southern Culture and Settings on the Protagonist’s Growth | 第49-53页 |
| Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
