| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE Literature Review and Introduction | 第12-26页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-17页 |
| ·Literature Review on Zora Neale Hurston and Her Works | 第12-15页 |
| ·Literature Review on Hurston's Humor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Research Questions and Thesis Statement | 第17-18页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第18-24页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第24-26页 |
| CHAPTER TWO Linguistic Humor and Situational Humor | 第26-47页 |
| ·Linguistic Humor | 第26-32页 |
| ·Development of Janie's Linguistic Humor | 第26-30页 |
| ·Hyperbole in Mules and Men | 第30-32页 |
| ·Situational Humor | 第32-45页 |
| ·Humorous Situations in Their Eyes Were Watching God | 第33-40页 |
| ·Humor in Etiological Situations in Mules and Men | 第40-42页 |
| ·Carnival World in Two Books | 第42-45页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| CHAPTER THREE Humorous Characterization | 第47-66页 |
| ·Comic Types in Their Eyes Were Watching God | 第47-57页 |
| ·Humorous Characterization of Nanny | 第48-49页 |
| ·Characterization of Mrs.Tony | 第49-52页 |
| ·Characterization of Mrs.Turner | 第52-54页 |
| ·Characterization of Tea Cake | 第54-57页 |
| ·Humorous Characterization in Mules and Men | 第57-64页 |
| ·Characterization of Ole Massa and John | 第57-59页 |
| ·Folk Tales Concerning the Bible | 第59-64页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第66-69页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第69-71页 |
