| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| 英文摘要 | 第4-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter One The American Myth as a Driving Force | 第15-26页 |
| ·Formation of the American Myth in the Colonial Period | 第15-17页 |
| ·Culturally Transformed Image of the West as the Eden | 第17-22页 |
| ·Influence of the American Myth on the Westward Movement | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Two The Grapes of Wrath: Carrier of the American Myth | 第26-46页 |
| ·Biblical Structure in The Grapes of Wrath | 第27-30页 |
| ·An Extension of the Westward Movement in The Grapes of Wrath | 第30-46页 |
| ·Aim for the Promised Land | 第30-35页 |
| ·Miserable Pilgrimage | 第35-39页 |
| ·"Go West" Spirit | 第39-46页 |
| Chapter Three Disillusionment of the American Myth in The Grapes of Wrath | 第46-62页 |
| ·Tension between the American Myth and Ecology | 第47-51页 |
| ·Ecological Crisis in The Grapes of Wrath | 第51-57页 |
| ·Disillusionment of the American Myth in California | 第57-62页 |
| Chapter Four Transcending the American Myth in The Grapes of Wrath | 第62-77页 |
| ·Casy's Influence | 第62-67页 |
| ·Tom's Conversion | 第67-71页 |
| ·Rose of Sharon's Conversion | 第71-77页 |
| Conclusion | 第77-81页 |
| Bibliography | 第81-84页 |
| 在读期间科研成果简介 | 第84-86页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第86页 |
