声明
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Eudora Welty and Her Works
1.2 Welty and Southern Culture
1.2.1 Southern Culture
1.2.2 Southern Culture’s Influence on Welty’s Writing
1.3 Literature Review
1.3.1 Studies Abroad
1.3.2 Studies in China
1.4 Structure of this Paper
Chapter Two Outsiders in Welty's Fictional World
2.1 Outsiders as Victims of Traditional Culture
2.2 Outsiders as Victims of Hierarchy
2.3 Outsiders as Victims of Patriarchy
Chapter Three Outsiders and Their Compromlses
3.1 Outsiders’ Desire to be Accepted and Assimilated
3.2 Outsiders’ Compromise with Patriarchy
3.3 Outsiders’ Submission to Southern Lady Culture
Chapter Four Outsiders and Their Cultural Reconstruction
4.1 Outsiders’ Resistance against Southern Culture
4.1.1 Antithesis of Proper Southern Women
4.1.2 Isolating from Mount Salus
4.1.3 Denying and Embellishing the Past
4.2 Outsiders’ Positive Influence on Southern Culture
4.2.1 Impact on Mount Salus Community
4.2.2 Catalyst for Laurel’s Awakening
Conclusion
Works Cited
Publications