| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1. The Definition of Comedy and Its Typical Actors | 第9-11页 |
| 2. The Critical Comments on the American Comedy | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One The Commonalty of the American Comedy | 第14-27页 |
| 1. The Social and Intellectual Environments | 第14-19页 |
| ·The Economy and Technology | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Intension of Social Conflict | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Trend of Social Thoughts | 第17-19页 |
| 2. The Living Experiences of Charlie Chaplin and Jim Carrey | 第19-21页 |
| 3. The Commonalty of American Comedy | 第21-27页 |
| ·The Concern with the Fate of Common People | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Exposure of the Seamy Side of the Capitalist Society | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Interpersonal Relationship of Commercial Society | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Pursuit of Social Equality | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Two The Modernist Style of the American Comedy before World War Ⅱ | 第27-31页 |
| 1. The Modernist Movement and the American Comedy | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Conception of Modernism | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Influence of Modernism on the American Comedy | 第28-29页 |
| 2. The Modernist Style in the American Comedy—Charlie Chaplin | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three The Postmodernist Style of the American Comedy after World War Ⅱ | 第31-36页 |
| 1. The Postmodernist Movement and the American Comedy | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Conception of Postmodernism | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Influence of Postmodernism on the American Comedy | 第32-33页 |
| 2. The Postmodernist Style of the American Comedy—Jim Carrey | 第33-36页 |
| Conclusion | 第36-38页 |
| Bibliography | 第38-40页 |
