| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Ⅰ. Introduction | 第8-21页 |
| ·Eugene O'Neill and His Achievements | 第8-12页 |
| ·Critical Responses to O'Neill and His Plays | 第12-16页 |
| ·Critical Responses to The Emperor Jones | 第16-20页 |
| ·About The Play The Emperor Jones | 第16-17页 |
| ·Overseas Study | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Study in China | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of My Study | 第20-21页 |
| Ⅱ. Theoretical perspective | 第21-32页 |
| ·The History of Expressionism | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Theory of Expressionism | 第24-32页 |
| Ⅲ. Expressionism and O'Neill | 第32-35页 |
| ·The Influence of Family | 第32页 |
| ·The Influence of German Expressionists | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Influence of Strindberg | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Influence of Modern Philosophy and Psychology | 第34-35页 |
| Ⅳ. Analysis of Expressionistic Features of The Emperor Jones | 第35-71页 |
| ·Theme-centered on Self-searching | 第35-39页 |
| ·Two-dimensional Personality and Character Deconstruction | 第39-46页 |
| ·Episodic Structure | 第46-49页 |
| ·Combination of Fantasy and Reality | 第49-51页 |
| ·Archetypal Conveyance of Man's Journey of Life | 第51-55页 |
| ·Telegraphic and Purified Language | 第55-57页 |
| ·Stage Directions As a Tool of Externalization | 第57-61页 |
| ·Inner World As Externalized and Atmosphere as Created By Expressionistic Techniques | 第61-71页 |
| ·Atmosphere Resulted From Aural Effects | 第61-64页 |
| ·Inner World As Projected in Symbolic and Fantastic Settings and Images | 第64-69页 |
| ·Protagonist's Inner World As Externalized in Monologue | 第69-71页 |
| V. Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-79页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第79页 |
