| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·John Steinbeck’s Literary Career | 第11-12页 |
| ·Previous Researches on John Steinbeck and The Winter of Our Discontent | 第12-14页 |
| ·Aim and Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Modernistic Literature and the Themes of The Winter of Our Discontent | 第15-22页 |
| ·A survey of Modernistic Literature | 第15-19页 |
| ·Formation of Modern Literature | 第15-16页 |
| ·Basic Characteristics of Modernistic Literature | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Themes of The Winter of Our Discontent | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Three The Modernistic Characteristics in The Winter of Our Discontent | 第22-45页 |
| ·The Experimental Point of View in The Winter of Our Discontent | 第22-33页 |
| ·Internal Point of View | 第23-28页 |
| ·External point of View | 第28-31页 |
| ·The Shift of Points of Views | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Structural Pattern of Myth | 第33-38页 |
| ·The Symbolic Meanings of Narrative Codes | 第38-45页 |
| ·The Characters and Their Names | 第39-40页 |
| ·Animals | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Talisman | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Red Spots | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four Factors Contributing to the Modernistic Characteristics of The Winter of Our Discontent | 第45-50页 |
| ·Cultural Context of the Formation of Modernistic Characteristics of The Winter of Our Discontent | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Literary Trend of 20~(th) century | 第45-47页 |
| ·Influences from Other Authors | 第47页 |
| ·Inspirations From Other Forms of Art---Film and Drama | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Works Cited | 第52-55页 |
| Appendix | 第55-56页 |
