| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1. Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2. Introduction to the Writers and Works | 第12-20页 |
| ·Jack London and Martin Eden | 第12-16页 |
| ·F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby | 第16-18页 |
| ·Arthur Miller and Death of a Salesman | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 3. Meanings of Death: Comparison and Contrast | 第20-34页 |
| ·Death of Martin Eden - Pursuit of Dream and Disillusion (An Individualistic Fighter's Inner Struggle) | 第20-24页 |
| ·Death of Gatsby-A Victim of Carelessness and Confusion of the Established Rich | 第24-29页 |
| ·Death of Willy - A Tragedy of A Common Man | 第29-34页 |
| Chapter 4. The Death and the American Dream | 第34-40页 |
| ·The Origin and Development of American Dream | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Association of the Three Characters' Death with the American Dream | 第35-40页 |
| Chapter 5. Conclusion | 第40-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-48页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第48页 |
