| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| Chapter One Dream Theme in O'Neill's Three Plays | 第17-30页 |
| Ⅰ.The Romantic Dream in Beyond the Horizon | 第17-21页 |
| Ⅱ.The Pipe-dream in The Iceman Cometh | 第21-25页 |
| Ⅲ.The Dope-dream in Long Days Journey Into Nigh | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter Two Reasons for O'Neill's Adoption of the Dream Theme | 第30-42页 |
| Ⅰ.Social and Cultural Background | 第31-36页 |
| Ⅱ.Personal Factors | 第36-42页 |
| Chapter Three Dream and Salvation | 第42-52页 |
| Ⅰ.The Final Fate of Dreamlike Life | 第42-46页 |
| Ⅱ.The Changing Features of Dream in O'Neill's Early and Late Plays | 第46-48页 |
| Ⅲ.Seeking Meaning in the "Hopeless Hope" | 第48-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| Notes | 第55-57页 |
| Works Cited | 第57-59页 |
