| CHAPTER Ⅰ Introduction | 第1-12页 |
| ·A brief account of Pearl Buck | 第6-7页 |
| ·The Plot of the House of Earth Trilogy | 第7-11页 |
| ·Reflection of the relations between culture and literature | 第11-12页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ Echoes and Debates on the Trilogy | 第12-19页 |
| ·Echoes on the Trilogy in the United States and China | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Debates on the Trilogy | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Criticism from the United States | 第14页 |
| ·The Debates in China | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Differences of the Viewpoints: Reflection of the Impact of Cultures on Literature | 第16-19页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ Pearl Buck's Success and Her Special Experience | 第19-41页 |
| ·The characteristics of Chinese and American Cultures | 第20-23页 |
| ·Chinese People in Pearl Buck's Eyes | 第23-31页 |
| ·Pearl Buck's affection to China | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Depiction of Chinese Ordinary People | 第24-29页 |
| ·Pearl Buck's deep affection with Chinese people | 第29-31页 |
| ·The significance of the trilogy | 第31-38页 |
| ·A door for the world to know China | 第31-33页 |
| ·Reflection of the Chinese political situation in early 1900s | 第33-35页 |
| ·Reflection of the economic effects on the role of women in Chinese society | 第35-36页 |
| ·Exploration of the Blending of Western and Eastern Cultures | 第36-38页 |
| ·Reflection of her cultural background and values | 第38-41页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ The Limitations of Pearl Buck's novels | 第41-45页 |
| ·The limitation of Pearl Buck's novels | 第41-43页 |
| ·The reasons of the limitations | 第43-45页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第45-48页 |
| Notes | 第48-50页 |
| Appendix | 第50-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
