| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第12-21页 |
| 1.1 Arthur Miller and His Literary Accomplishments | 第12-15页 |
| 1.2 About Death of a Salesman | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Aim and Advantage of This Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| 1.4 Organization of This Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW OF DEATH OF A SALESMAN | 第21-29页 |
| 2.1 Related Studies in the Western World | 第21-26页 |
| 2.2 Related Studies in China | 第26-29页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THE MIRROR THEORY OF JACQUES LACAN | 第29-37页 |
| 3.1 The Imaginary Order —The Formation of the Self-Identity | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 The Symbolic Order—A World of “Nom de père”( Name of Father) | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 The Real Stage—A Realm of “impossible” | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4 Misidentification in the Mirror—The Schema L | 第35-37页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ MISIDENTIFICATION IN THE MIRROR STAGE | 第37-49页 |
| 4.1 The Gratification of Willy’s Ideal-ego as a Promising Salesman | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2 The Gratification of Willy’s Ideal-ego as a Trustworthy Father and Husband | 第39-43页 |
| 4.3 The Gratification of Willy’s Ideal-ego as an Affluent Petty Bourgeoisie | 第43-46页 |
| 4.4 The Substituted Gratification by Self-deception | 第46-49页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ DISINTEGRATION OF THE IDEAL-I IN THE SYMBOLIC | 第49-63页 |
| 5.1 The Collapse of Willy’s Ideal-I as a Promising Salesman | 第49-53页 |
| 5.2 The Collapse of Willy’s Ideal-I as a Trustworthy Father and Husband | 第53-58页 |
| 5.3 The Collapse of Willy’s Ideal-I as an Affluent Petty Bourgeoisie | 第58-60页 |
| 5.4 Self-destruction Caused by the Collapse of the Ideal-I | 第60-63页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ CONCLUSION | 第63-65页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第65-67页 |
