| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 论文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter 1 “Waiting”as an Archetype | 第15-49页 |
| ·“Waiting”in Waiting for Lefty | 第20-30页 |
| ·“Waiting”in The Iceman Cometh | 第30-41页 |
| ·“Waiting”in Waiting for Godot | 第41-49页 |
| Chapter 2 The Other Symbolizing a Savior Image | 第49-82页 |
| ·The Other Symbolizing a Savior Image in Waiting for Lefty | 第50-58页 |
| ·The Other Symbolizing a Savior Image in The Iceman Cometh | 第58-68页 |
| ·The Other Symbolizing a Savior Image in Waiting for Godot | 第68-82页 |
| Chapter 3 Absent Presence of The Other | 第82-125页 |
| ·The action representing the absent presence | 第85-103页 |
| ·Theories of “action” | 第85-87页 |
| ·The action representing the absent presence in Waiting for Lefty | 第87-90页 |
| ·The action representing the absent presence in The Iceman Cometh | 第90-95页 |
| ·The action representing the absent presence in Waiting for Godot | 第95-103页 |
| ·The expectation representing the absent presence | 第103-125页 |
| ·Theories of “expectation” | 第103-105页 |
| ·The expectation representing the absent presence in Waiting for Lefty | 第105-109页 |
| ·The expectation representing the absent presence in The Iceman Cometh | 第109-116页 |
| ·The expectation representing the absent presence in Waiting for Godot | 第116-125页 |
| Conclusion | 第125-134页 |
| Bibliography | 第134-142页 |
