| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Introduction to Raymond Carver and his major fiction | 第9-10页 |
| ·Literature review | 第10-12页 |
| ·Focus and structure of this thesis | 第12-14页 |
| 2. The Theme of Alienation in Carver's Early Fiction | 第14-29页 |
| ·Alienation in human relationships | 第14-20页 |
| ·Alienation of the husband-wife relationship | 第14-17页 |
| ·Alienation of the parent-child relationship | 第17-19页 |
| ·Alienation of the individual-community relationship | 第19-20页 |
| ·Self-alienation | 第20-23页 |
| ·Alienation of the man-nature relationship | 第23-24页 |
| ·Essence ofalienation | 第24-29页 |
| ·Understanding of alienation | 第24页 |
| ·Major features of alienation in Carver's fiction | 第24-27页 |
| ·Cause of alienation | 第27-29页 |
| 3. The Theme of Redemption in Carver's Later Fiction | 第29-40页 |
| ·Redemption of familial relationships | 第29-34页 |
| ·Redemption of the husband-wife relationship | 第29-32页 |
| ·Redemption of the parent-child relationship | 第32-34页 |
| ·Redemption ofthe individual-community relationship | 第34-37页 |
| ·Faith as an approach to redemption | 第37-40页 |
| 4. A Cultural Interpretation of the Thematic Shift | 第40-48页 |
| ·An interpretation of the thematic shift in the social context | 第40-42页 |
| ·An autobiographical interpretation of the thematic shift | 第42-48页 |
| ·Carver's life of alcoholism and theme of alienation | 第42-45页 |
| ·Carver's life ofsobriety and theme ofredemption | 第45-48页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第48-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
