| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two A Brief Survey of Elmer Rice and The Adding Machine | 第14-23页 |
| ·Elmer Rice | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Adding Machine | 第16-19页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第19-23页 |
| ·Chinese Research on the Play | 第19-20页 |
| ·Foreign Criticism on the Play | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Three An Introduction to Herbert Marcuse and His Theory ofAlienation | 第23-29页 |
| ·Herbert Marcus | 第23-26页 |
| ·Marcuse's Theory of Alienation | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Four Alienation Manifested in The Adding Machine | 第29-44页 |
| ·Alienation between Man and Work | 第29-35页 |
| ·Alienation between Man and Man | 第35-41页 |
| ·Analysis of Alienation at the Party | 第36-37页 |
| ·Analysis of Alienation in the Trial | 第37-39页 |
| ·Analysis of Alienation during the Tour | 第39-41页 |
| ·Alienation between Man and Inner Self | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Five The Reasons of Characters' Alienation | 第44-52页 |
| ·Lack of Communication between Individuals | 第44-49页 |
| ·Lack of Communication betwen Mr.Zero and Mrs. Zero | 第44-46页 |
| ·Lack of Communication betwen Mr.Zero and Daisy | 第46-47页 |
| ·Lack of Communication between Minor Characters | 第47-49页 |
| ·Lack of Spiritual Support | 第49-50页 |
| ·Sexual Repression | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| References | 第55-57页 |
