| 摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| ·An Introduction to William Faulkner and As I Lay Dying | 第11-13页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| ·Thesis Statement | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter One Narrative Voice Theory | 第19-25页 |
| ·Definition of Narrative Voice | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Development of Narrative Voice | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Content of Narrative Voice | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Two Narrative Perspective | 第25-44页 |
| ·Omniscient Narrative Perspective: Writer | 第25-29页 |
| ·Limited Omniscient Narrative Perspective | 第29-44页 |
| ·Axis Narrative Perspective: Addie | 第30-33页 |
| ·Interior Narrative Perspective: Family Members | 第33-40页 |
| ·Peripheral Narrative Perspective: Fellow Villagers | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter Three Narrative Presentation | 第44-57页 |
| ·The Character’s Image Presentation | 第44-53页 |
| ·The Warriors Who Dares to Face Life: Anse and Cash | 第44-47页 |
| ·The Loser Who Escapes From Life: Addie and Darl | 第47-51页 |
| ·The Glorious Defeated Woman: Dewey Dell | 第51-53页 |
| ·The Character’s Discourse Feature and Habits | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter Four Narrative Attitude | 第57-67页 |
| ·Tragic and neutral narrative attitude | 第58-62页 |
| ·Comedy narrative attitude | 第62-64页 |
| ·The significance of the tragicomedy of the dying process | 第64-67页 |
| Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-73页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第73-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75页 |
