| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter One The Gay Closet and Its Presence in American Drama | 第15-31页 |
| 1. The Closet of Gay-related Privacy | 第16-20页 |
| 2. Gay Presence in Modern American Drama | 第20-25页 |
| 3. Tennessee Williams as a Gay Playwright | 第25-31页 |
| Chapter Two Gay Characters Inclined to Hide in the Closet | 第31-49页 |
| 1. Allan Grey as a Fugitive Gay | 第31-37页 |
| 2. Brick Pollitt as a Panic Gay | 第37-43页 |
| 3. Big Daddy as a Tolerant Gay | 第43-49页 |
| Chapter Three Gay Characters Inclined to Step out of the Closet | 第49-61页 |
| 1. Sebastian Venable as a Violent Gay | 第49-55页 |
| 2. Quentin as an Introspective Gay | 第55-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Works Cited | 第63-68页 |
| Appendix | 第68页 |
