| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-10页 |
| 1． Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| 1．1 Background information of the two playwrights | 第11-14页 |
| 1．2 Social background of America and China in 1930s | 第14-16页 |
| 1．3 Drama stages in America and China in 1930s | 第16-19页 |
| 1．4 The history of O'Neill's reception in China | 第19-22页 |
| 2． The Influence of O'Neill's Thought on Cao Yu | 第22-37页 |
| 2．1 O'Nell's thought on drama | 第22-24页 |
| 2．2 Comparative study of the themes of the two plays | 第24-37页 |
| 2．2．1 Love cannot leap over social gap | 第26-28页 |
| 2．2．2 The past is the present and the future | 第28-31页 |
| 2．2．3 The bondage of Puritanism and Feudalism | 第31-36页 |
| 2．2．4 The fathers as the sinner | 第36-37页 |
| 3． The Influence of O'Neill's Style on Cao Yu | 第37-49页 |
| 3．1 Dialogue | 第38-42页 |
| 3．2 Music and other sound effects | 第42-43页 |
| 3．3 Setting and costume | 第43-45页 |
| 3．4 Multi-visional characters | 第45-49页 |
| 3．4．1 Ezra and Zhou Puyuan | 第45-47页 |
| 3．4．2 Christine and Fanyi | 第47-48页 |
| 3．4．3 Orin and Zhou Chong | 第48-49页 |
| 4． Cao Yu's Acceptance and Development | 第49-51页 |
| 5． Conclusion | 第51-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-57页 |
