| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第12-19页 |
| 1.1 Eugene O’Neill and His Works | 第12-15页 |
| 1.2 Mourning Becomes Electra | 第15-19页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-28页 |
| 2.1 Studies Abroad | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2 Studies at Home | 第23-28页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第28-33页 |
| 3.1 An Overview of Existentialist Feminism | 第28-31页 |
| 3.2 The Applicability of Existentialist Feminism to This Drama | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ WOMEN’S PREDICAMENT | 第33-48页 |
| 4.1 House of Mannon—The Symbol of Puritansim | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2 Men of Mannon—Embodiments of Patriarchy | 第35-40页 |
| 4.2.1 Ezra Mannon— A Man Who Hides His Real Emotion | 第35-38页 |
| 4.2.2 Orin Mannon— A Contradictory Man | 第38-40页 |
| 4.3 Women of Mannon—Victims of Patriarchy | 第40-48页 |
| 4.3.1 Christine: A Victim in Marriage | 第42-45页 |
| 4.3.2 Lavinia: The Defender of Patriarchy | 第45-48页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ WOMEN’S FREE CHOICE | 第48-58页 |
| 5.1 Christine’s Rebellion Against Patriarchy | 第48-52页 |
| 5.1.1 Christine’s Choice of Being an Undutiful Wife | 第49-50页 |
| 5.1.2 Christine’s Choice of Being an Undutiful Mother | 第50-52页 |
| 5.2 Lavinia’s change from Obedience to Rebellion | 第52-58页 |
| 5.2.1 Lavinia’s Oppression on Christine | 第52-53页 |
| 5.2.2 The Awakening of Lavinia’s Feminine Consciousness | 第53-55页 |
| 5.2.3 Lavinia’s Pursuit of Love | 第55-56页 |
| 5.2.4 Lavinia’s Pursuit of a New Life | 第56-58页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ RESULT AFTER FREE CHOICE | 第58-67页 |
| 6.1 Christine: The Disillusionment of Her Dream | 第58-60页 |
| 6.2 Lavinia: Self-imprisonment in the House | 第60-62页 |
| 6.3 Women’s Weaknesses as the Other | 第62-67页 |
| 6.3.1 Their Lack of Solidarity | 第62-64页 |
| 6.3.2 Dependence on Men | 第64-67页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ CONCLUSION | 第67-68页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第68-72页 |
