| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Contents | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-20页 |
| 0.1 John Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath | 第9-11页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第11-13页 |
| 0.3 Major Theories of New Historicism | 第13-19页 |
| 0.4 Outline of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 1 Historicity of the Novel: the Historical Meaning of The Grapes of Wrath | 第20-26页 |
| 1.1 ARealistic Recording of the Great Depression | 第20-22页 |
| 1.2 AnAuthentic Description of the Dust Bowl | 第22-23页 |
| 1.3 AFaithful Reflection of the Okie Migration | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter 2 Textuality of the Novel’s History: the Textual Representation of the History | 第26-36页 |
| 2.1 Different Histories Constructed in The Grapes of Wrath | 第26-30页 |
| 2.1.1 History Constructed by Readers of Steinbeck’sAge | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.2 History Constructed by Modern Readers | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2 Typical Characters Interpreted in the Construction of History | 第30-36页 |
| 2.2.1 Tom Joad and Jim Casy—the Symbol of Rebellion Spirit | 第30-33页 |
| 2.2.2 Ma and Rose of Sharon—the Goodness of Human Nature | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 3 The Subversion and Containment of the Prevailing Ideology in The Grapes of Wrath | 第36-44页 |
| 3.1 The Subversion of the Prevailing Ideology in the novel | 第37-42页 |
| 3.1.1 Tom and Casy’s Subversion toward the Capitalism | 第38-39页 |
| 3.1.2 Ma’s Subversion toward the Patriarchy | 第39-42页 |
| 3.2 The Containment of Subversion in the novel | 第42-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Notes | 第46-47页 |
| References | 第47-51页 |
| Appendix 详细中文摘要 | 第51-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54页 |
