1. イントロダクション(以下、丸括弧内は授業で扱いたい問題だが、必ずしもこの順序で扱われるとは限らない)
2. "Fat"(伝記的背景)
3. "Neighbors," "The Idea"(先行研究)
4. "They're Not Your Husband," "Are You a Doctor?"(歴史的背景)
5. "The Father," "Nobody Said Anything"(地理的背景)
6. "Sixty Acres," "What's in Alaska?"(文学史的背景)
7. "Night School," "Collectors"(ミニマリズム)
8. "What Do You Do in San Francisco?" "The Student's Wife"(レポート作成について)
9. "Put Yourself in My Shoes," "Jerry and Molly and Sam"(先行作家との比較)
10. "Why, Honey?" "The Ducks"(同時代作家との比較)
11. "How about This?" "Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarets(後続作家への影響)
12. "What Is It?" "Signals"(詩作品との比較)
13. "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?"(他短編作品との比較)
14. "Pastoral," "Furious Seasons"(短編小説ジャンルとの関係)
15. まとめ