| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-20页 |
| 1.1 An Introduction to David Mamet | 第12-15页 |
| 1.2 An Introduction to Glengarry Glen Ross | 第15-18页 |
| 1.3 The Overall Structure of This Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-29页 |
| 2.1 Studies Abroad | 第20-27页 |
| 2.2 Studies at Home | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three The American Dream with a Deep Root in America | 第29-39页 |
| 3.1 Its Origin and Development in History | 第29-33页 |
| 3.2 Its Hope and Desperation in Literature | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 Its Manifestation and Reflection in Glengarry Glen Ross | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Four The Salesmen's Ideal American Dream in Glengarry Glen Ross | 第39-48页 |
| 4.1 Longing for the Material Prosperity | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2 Yearning for the Sense of Security | 第42-45页 |
| 4.3 Craving for the Social Belonging | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Five The Salesmen's Disillusioned American Dream in Glengarry GlenRoss | 第48-58页 |
| 5.1 Shelly Levene—A Self-betrayal Prisoner's Broken Dream | 第48-51页 |
| 5.2 Dave Moss—A Real Initiator of Evil's Decayed Dream | 第51-54页 |
| 5.3 Richard Roma—A Hypocritical Intimate's Twisted Dream | 第54-58页 |
| Chapter Six Reasons for David Mamet's Emphasis on Emotional Losses | 第58-68页 |
| 6.1 Mamet's Personal Experience | 第58-61页 |
| 6.2 Mamet's Jewish Identity | 第61-65页 |
| 6.3 Mamet's Advocacy of American Dream's Spiritual Core | 第65-68页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| References | 第71-73页 |
