| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| 0.1 Nathanael West and His Miss Lonelyhearts | 第9-10页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第10-15页 |
| 0.3 Thesis Statement | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Foundation | 第17-29页 |
| 1.1 Definition of Black Humor | 第17页 |
| 1.2 Background of Black Humor | 第17-25页 |
| 1.3 Features of Black Humor | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter Two Embodiment of the Themes by means of Black Humor | 第29-37页 |
| 2.1 The Alienation of Human Beings | 第29-33页 |
| 2.1.1 The Relationship between Miss Lonelyhearts and Betty | 第30-31页 |
| 2.1.2 The Relationship between Shrike and Mary | 第31-32页 |
| 2.1.3 The Relationship between Peter Doyle and Fay Doyle | 第32-33页 |
| 2.2 The Terrible Sufferings of Female | 第33-37页 |
| 2.2.1 Betty—Innocence | 第33页 |
| 2.2.2 Desperate—Despair | 第33-34页 |
| 2.2.3 Harold·S—Hopelessness | 第34-35页 |
| 2.2.4 Sick-of-it-all— Being tired of Everything | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Three Representations of Black Humor in Writing Modes | 第37-50页 |
| 3.1 Narrative Structure | 第37-41页 |
| 3.1.1 Independent and Broken Plots | 第38-39页 |
| 3.1.2 Juxtaposing of Comedy and Tragedy | 第39-41页 |
| 3.2 Language Style | 第41-50页 |
| 3.2.1 Rhetorical Techniques | 第41-45页 |
| 3.2.2 The Illogical Utilization of Language | 第45-48页 |
| 3.2.3 Ambiguous Language | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Four Manifestations of Black Humor in Characterization | 第50-63页 |
| 4.1 Anti-hero Figure: Miss Lonelyhearts | 第50-56页 |
| 4.1.1 Miss Lonelyhearts as a Villain | 第51-53页 |
| 4.1.2 Miss Lonelyhearts as a Hero | 第53-56页 |
| 4.2 Distorted Characters | 第56-63页 |
| 4.2.1 Deadpan—Shrike | 第56-58页 |
| 4.2.2 Miss Lonelyhearts | 第58-63页 |
| Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-68页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第68-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70页 |
