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Introduction
0.1 Reasons for Choosing the Two Novels
0.2 Literature Review
Chapter One Omnipresent Loneliness on the Prairie
1.1 Loneliness of the Main Characters
1.2 Loneliness of the Minor Immigrant Figures
1.3 Loneliness of the Descendants of the Foreign Immigrants
Chapter Two Loneliness in Different Forms
2.1 Killing of Oneself or Others
2.2 Homesickness
2.3 Reservation of Old Habits or Memories
2.4 Retreating from Reality
2.5 Running Away
Chapter Three Images Used to Express the Feeling of Loneliness
3.1 Alexandra's Dream
3.2 Art
Chapter Four Reasons for Loneliness
4.1 Marginalization of the Foreign Immigrants
4.2 Marginalization of Women
4.3 Miss Cather's Fear and Alienation towards the West
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements