| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Preface in Chinese | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| Chapter II Alienation, the American South and Carson McCullers | 第18-30页 |
| A. Concept of Alienation | 第18-23页 |
| B. Alienation and the American South | 第23-26页 |
| C. Alienation and Carson McCullers | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter III The Alienated State of the Main Characters | 第30-55页 |
| A. Singer: A Marginalized Mute Bereft of Voice | 第30-33页 |
| B. Mick Kelly: From an Ambitious Tomboy with a Musical Fantasy to a Practical Saleswoman Trapped in Reality | 第33-42页 |
| C. Jake Blount: A Haggard Radical Agitator Lost in His Ideals of Freedom and Equality | 第42-46页 |
| D. Dr. Copeland: A Frustrated Black Doctor with Dreams of Racial Uplift | 第46-51页 |
| E. Biff Brannon: A Thoughtful Observer Lacking Passion for Life | 第51-55页 |
| Chapter IV Alienation in Interpersonal Relations | 第55-62页 |
| A. Alienated Singer: An Embodiment of God | 第55-58页 |
| B. Isolated Interpersonal Relations | 第58-62页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| Works Cited | 第64-68页 |
| Works Consulted | 第68页 |
