| ABSTRACT | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| I. INTRODUCTION | 第9-19页 |
| A. A general introduction to Eugene O’Neill and his works | 第9页 |
| B. An overview of Freudian psychoanalysis on motherhood | 第9-11页 |
| C. An overview of feminist reading of motherhood | 第11-16页 |
| D.A crucial difference between psychoanalytic and feminist reading of motherhood | 第16-17页 |
| E. Thesis statement | 第17-19页 |
| II. AN OVERVIEW OF THE MARGINALIZATION OF THE MOTHER IN O’NEILL’S PLAYS | 第19-30页 |
| A. At service to man | 第19-22页 |
| B. A combination of different images | 第22-25页 |
| C. Destroyers | 第25-30页 |
| III. THE MARGINALIZATION OF CHRISTINE AND LAVINIA MANNON IN MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA | 第30-46页 |
| A. A general introduction of Mourning Becomes Electra | 第30-32页 |
| B. The analysis of the marginalized Christine and Lavinia: resistance against the patriarchal order | 第32-44页 |
| C. The lack of communication between mother and daughter | 第44-46页 |
| IV. THE MARGINALIZATION OF MARY TYRONE IN LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT | 第46-58页 |
| A.The analysis of the physical sense of Mary’s marginalized position | 第46-54页 |
| B. The analysis of the spiritual state of Mary’s marginalized position | 第54-55页 |
| C. Retreat into fantasy | 第55-58页 |
| V. THE MARGINALIZATION OF JOSIE HOGAN IN A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN | 第58-71页 |
| A. A general introduction of the common critical reviews | 第58-59页 |
| B. The interpretation of the title of A Moon for the Misbegotten | 第59-61页 |
| C. The analysis of the marginalized Josie: surrender to male desires | 第61-71页 |
| VI. CONCLUSION | 第71-73页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第73-76页 |
