| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-26页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to the Authors and the Related Works | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1.1 Marietta Holley | 第13-15页 |
| 1.1.2 James Thurber | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Theoretical Background | 第16-20页 |
| 1.2.1 The Comic Incongruities in Humor | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2.2 Resistance of Humor | 第19-20页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第20-22页 |
| 1.4 Research Questions, Thesis Statement and Thesis Layout | 第22-26页 |
| CHAPTER TWO HALLMARKS OF HUMOR IN MARIETTA HOLLEY’S COUPLE | 第26-40页 |
| 2.1 Features of Humor in Samantha Allen | 第28-35页 |
| 2.1.1 Samantha as an Outsider | 第28-29页 |
| 2.1.2 The Strong and Rational Wife | 第29-32页 |
| 2.1.3 Powerful Spokeswoman for the Female | 第32-35页 |
| 2.2 Features of Humor in Josiah Allen | 第35-40页 |
| 2.2.1 The Weak and Sentimental Husband | 第35-37页 |
| 2.2.2 The Failed Supporter of Patriarchy | 第37-40页 |
| CHAPTER THREE HALLMARKS OF HUMOR IN JAMES THURBER’S COUPLE | 第40-56页 |
| 3.1 The Deadpan Narration | 第41-43页 |
| 3.2 The Humorous Image of the Thurber Woman | 第43-48页 |
| 3.2.1 Strong and Competitive Wives | 第43-45页 |
| 3.2.2 The Triumphant Female | 第45-48页 |
| 3.3 The Little Thurber Man | 第48-56页 |
| 3.3.1 The Weak Husband | 第49-50页 |
| 3.3.2 The Mechanical Little Man | 第50-52页 |
| 3.3.3 The Losing and Escapist Husband | 第52-56页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR COMPARISON OF HOLLEY’S AND THURBER’S HUMOR | 第56-72页 |
| 4.1 Similarities of Holley’s and Thurber’s Humor | 第56-65页 |
| 4.1.1 The Deadpan Narration | 第56-58页 |
| 4.1.2 Incongruities with Stereotypical Image of Wives and Husbands | 第58-61页 |
| 4.1.3 Rebellion against Conventional Culture | 第61-65页 |
| 4.2 Differences of Holley’s and Thurber’s Humor | 第65-72页 |
| 4.2.1 Holley Speaking for Women and Thurber for Men | 第65-66页 |
| 4.2.2 Optimistic Holley and Bitter Thurber | 第66-72页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第72-76页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第76-80页 |
| 在校期间发表论文清单 | 第80页 |
