| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-15页 |
| 1. Introduction to Robert Coover and his The Public Burning | 第7-9页 |
| 2. The Critical Reviews on The Public Burning Abroad and at Home | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter 1 The Characteristic of Class in American Politics | 第15-23页 |
| ·The Political Background When the Rosenberg Case Happened | 第15-16页 |
| ·Characteristic of Class Embodied in the Dynamic Character—Nixon | 第16-19页 |
| ·Class in Society | 第16-17页 |
| ·Nixon as the Dynamic Character | 第17-19页 |
| ·Rape | 第19-23页 |
| ·Uncle Sam and Phantom | 第19-20页 |
| ·Uncle Sam's Rape to Nixon | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter 2 The Deception of American Politics | 第23-31页 |
| ·The Deception of the American Dream | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Deception of the American Judicial System | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Deception of the Case Itself | 第26-28页 |
| ·Other Political Deceptions | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 3 The Absurdity of American Politics | 第31-38页 |
| ·The Love Affair between Nixon and Ethel | 第31-32页 |
| ·Nixon's Show before the Execution | 第32-34页 |
| ·Carnival in the Execution | 第34-38页 |
| Conclusion | 第38-40页 |
| Bibliography | 第40-42页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第42页 |
