| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| CONTENTS | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter One Family Plays in and after Mid-20~(th) Century | 第14-20页 |
| ·Historical Quagmire of America | 第14-17页 |
| ·Previous Family Plays and Playwrights | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter Two Family Background and Shepard's Early Family Plays | 第20-30页 |
| ·Drifting Childhood Experience | 第20-22页 |
| ·Shepard's Early Family Plays | 第22-26页 |
| ·Mature Expressions in Family Trilogy | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter Three Dilapidated Pyramid: Shepard's Family Trilogy | 第30-52页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | 第31-33页 |
| ·Physiological Needs in Danger | 第33-35页 |
| ·Images of Food Shortage in Curse of the Starving Class | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Stolen Toasters in True West | 第34页 |
| ·Com and Wheat in the Backyard in Buried Child | 第34-35页 |
| ·Safety and Security Needs in Threat | 第35-38页 |
| ·Loss of the House in Curse of the Starving Class | 第36页 |
| ·Overdriven Materialistic Pursuit in True West | 第36-37页 |
| ·Death and Crippled Body in Buried Child | 第37-38页 |
| ·Love and Belongings in Demise | 第38-43页 |
| ·Isolated Sexual Intimacy in Curse of the Starving Class | 第39-40页 |
| ·Broken Brotherhood in True West | 第40-42页 |
| ·Oedipal Reflections in Buried Child | 第42-43页 |
| ·Esteem under Havoc | 第43-46页 |
| ·Winning Appreciation from Others | 第43-45页 |
| ·Realization of Self-independence and Freedom | 第45-46页 |
| ·Self-actualization in Vain | 第46-52页 |
| ·Fading Musical Echoes of American Dream | 第47-49页 |
| ·Artful Way of Endings | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Four Shepard's Family Trilogy as A Milestone in American Drama | 第52-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-59页 |
| Works Cited and Consulted | 第59-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62页 |
