| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-25页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Shirley Jackson | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature Reviews of Life Among the Savages and Raising Demons | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Research Background | 第15-18页 |
| 1.4 Significance of Research and Thesis Statement and Research Questions | 第18页 |
| 1.5 Theoretical Framework | 第18-24页 |
| 1.5.1 Three Major Theories on Humor | 第19-22页 |
| 1.5.2 Henri Bergerson’s Three Modes of Humor | 第22-24页 |
| 1.6 Thesis Structure | 第24-25页 |
| CHAPTER TWO HUMOROUS CHARACTERAIZATION IN LIFE AMONG THE SAVAGES | 第25-39页 |
| 2.1 Humorous Characterization of the Husband | 第26-30页 |
| 2.2 Humorous Characterization of Laurie | 第30-33页 |
| 2.3 Humorous Characterization of Mrs. Skinner and Jeanie | 第33-39页 |
| CHAPTER THREE HUMOROUS STEREOTYPING IN RAISING DEMONS | 第39-52页 |
| 3.1 Humorous Stereotyping of Gossiping Neighbors | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2 Humorous Stereotyping of Awkward Foreigners | 第42-47页 |
| 3.3 Humorous Stereotyping of Nerdy Professors and Mean Students | 第47-49页 |
| 3.4 Humorous Stereotyping of Faculty Wives | 第49-52页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR HUMOROUS CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NARRATOR | 第52-63页 |
| 4.1 The Narrator’s Linguistic Humor | 第53-57页 |
| 4.2 The Narrator’s Humorous Self-portrayal | 第57-63页 |
| CONLCUSION | 第63-66页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第66-67页 |
