| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-15页 |
| Sam Shepard and Buried Child | 第7页 |
| Literature Review | 第7-11页 |
| Theoretical Framework and Structure of the Thesis | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter One Transplantation of the Archetypal Characters | 第15-28页 |
| 1.1 Dodge as the Falling Old King | 第15-20页 |
| 1.2 Halie as the Unfaithful Wife and Terrible Mother | 第20-25页 |
| 1.3 Tilden and Bradly as the Oedipal Sons | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Two Parody of the Archetypal Plot | 第28-39页 |
| 2.1 Mother-son Incest and Infanticide for Defense | 第28-32页 |
| 2.2 Quest for the Holy Grail | 第32-35页 |
| 2.3 The“Death-Resurrection”of the Corn King | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Three Application of the Archetypal Images | 第39-47页 |
| 3.1 Farm and House: Archetypal Images of Paradise | 第39-42页 |
| 3.2 Rain and Flood: Archetypal Images of Cleansing | 第42-44页 |
| 3.3 Corn and Vegetables: Archetypal Images of Rebirth | 第44-47页 |
| Conclusion | 第47-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-53页 |
