| 中文摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| 2.Literature Review | 第13-25页 |
| ·Researches on Pearl S.Buck | 第13-19页 |
| ·Publication of Books,Translations and Articles | 第14-16页 |
| ·Special Columns and Academic Organizations | 第16页 |
| ·Seminars | 第16-19页 |
| ·Researches on The Good Earth | 第19-25页 |
| ·Feminist Interpretation of the Images and Characteristics of the Female Characters | 第21页 |
| ·Interpretation of the Male Characters from Psychoanalytic Perspective | 第21-22页 |
| ·Cultural Differences and Communication between China and the West | 第22页 |
| ·Chinese Marriage Patterns | 第22页 |
| ·Researches on Chinese Image,Chinese Complex and Earth Complex | 第22-23页 |
| ·Pearl's Religious Stand in The Good Earth | 第23页 |
| ·Chinese Reproductive Culture | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Comparative Researches with Other Novels | 第24-25页 |
| 3. Major Theories of Symbol and Symbolism | 第25-31页 |
| 4. The Multi-symbolic Meanings of "the Earth" | 第31-51页 |
| ·The Original Meanings of "the Earth" | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Multi-symbolic Meanings of "the Earth" | 第32-47页 |
| ·The Symbol of Life | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Symbol of the Peasants' Root | 第34-38页 |
| ·The Symbol of Wealth | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Symbol of the Family Fate | 第40-44页 |
| ·The Symbol of Life Value | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Symbol of Morality | 第46-47页 |
| ·The Extension of the Earth Symbol in the Deities' World:Worshipping the God of | 第47-51页 |
| 5. Features of the Earth Symbol | 第51-55页 |
| ·Condensation or Polysemy | 第51-52页 |
| ·Unification | 第52-53页 |
| ·Polarization | 第53页 |
| ·Integrity | 第53-55页 |
| 6. The Structures of the Earth Symbol——the Structure of Binary Opposition and the Structure of Cycle | 第55-60页 |
| 7. Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68页 |
