| Synopsis | 第1-6页 |
| Introduction | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One John Steinbeck：The Man and His Works | 第10-20页 |
| Ⅰ． John Steinbeck’s Life Experience | 第10-13页 |
| Ⅱ． Social and Historical Background of the Depression | 第13-15页 |
| Ⅲ． The Grapes of Wrath：A Short Summary | 第15-17页 |
| Ⅳ． Different Critical Responses | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter Two Character Analysis | 第20-29页 |
| Ⅰ． Jim Casy：the Spiritual Guide | 第20-24页 |
| A． Jim Casy as a Christ Figure | 第21-23页 |
| B． The Development of Jim Casy’s Religious Belief | 第23-24页 |
| Ⅱ． Tom Joad：a Fighter in Formation | 第24-29页 |
| Chapter Three Artistic Features | 第29-41页 |
| Ⅰ． Prose Styles | 第29-35页 |
| A． Diversified Prose Styles in the Interchapters | 第29-31页 |
| B． The Similarities between Prose Styles and the Bible | 第31-35页 |
| Ⅱ． Symbolism | 第35-41页 |
| A． The“Dust”：the Encroaching Destruction | 第35-36页 |
| B． The“Turtle”：Strenuous Effort，yet Steady Progress | 第36-37页 |
| C． The“Grapes”：the Wrath，the People，and the Invincible Spirit | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter Four Two Thematic Studies | 第41-62页 |
| Ⅰ． From“I”to“We”：a Love that Goes Beyond the Confinement of Self | 第41-52页 |
| A． Anti-Collectivism Forces | 第42-46页 |
| B． Collectivism Forces | 第46-52页 |
| a． The Philosophies of Jim Casy | 第46-47页 |
| b． Sharing：all Important Collectivism Force | 第47-52页 |
| Ⅱ． Human Mobility：an Inalienable Characteristic of humankind | 第52-62页 |
| A． The Psychological and Economical Cost of Human Mobility | 第52-56页 |
| B． New Life Patterns and Human Behavior Associated with Human Mobility | 第56-59页 |
| C． The Problems Associating with the End of Mobility，the Settlement | 第59-62页 |
| Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
