| Acknowlegements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Feminist Criticism as a Theoretical Basis for Light in August | 第13-21页 |
| ·Feminism: Historical Overview | 第13-15页 |
| ·Feminist Approach Adopted in the Analysis of Characters | 第15-21页 |
| Chapter Two Influence upon Faulkner’s Women Construction | 第21-28页 |
| ·Patriarchal Code and Southern Womanhood | 第21-23页 |
| ·Penetration of Puritanism in the American South | 第23-26页 |
| ·Historical Influence of Deep-rooted Racism | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Faulkner’s View on the Three Types of Women in Light in August | 第28-42页 |
| ·Respect and Prejudice: Traditional Southern Women | 第28-33页 |
| ·Sympathy and Aversion: Destroyed and Destructive Victims | 第33-37页 |
| ·Worship and Mystification: Rebellious Heroines | 第37-42页 |
| Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| Notes | 第44-48页 |
| Works Cited | 第48-50页 |
