| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| 1. William Faulkner's Life and his Works | 第10-12页 |
| 2. Light in August and its Significance | 第12-16页 |
| 3. Literary Review | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter One The Influence of Religion | 第19-27页 |
| ·The General Meaning of Religion | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Influence of Religion on the Author | 第20-21页 |
| ·Christianity and Stoicism | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Influence of Christianity on the Main Characters | 第22-27页 |
| Chapter Two The Theme of Racism | 第27-40页 |
| ·The Theme of Racism | 第28页 |
| ·Two Crazy Racists: Percy Grimm and Doc Hines | 第28-31页 |
| ·Two Victims of Racism: Joe Christmas and Joanna Burden | 第31-40页 |
| Chapter Three The Theme of Past | 第40-48页 |
| ·Joe Christmas's Past | 第40-42页 |
| ·Gail Hightower's and Joanna Burden's Past | 第42-48页 |
| Chapter Four The Theme of Community | 第48-61页 |
| ·Joe Christmas versus the Community | 第50-52页 |
| ·Joanna Burden versus the Community | 第52-55页 |
| ·The Harm of a Closed Society to its Members | 第55-59页 |
| ·A Possible Path toward Happiness | 第59-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Notes | 第63-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-71页 |
