| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-21页 |
| 1.1 Eugene O’Neill and Desire Under the Elms | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Jacques Lacan and His Theories | 第12-15页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review and Thesis Structure | 第15-21页 |
| 1.3.1 Foreign Studies on Eugene O’Neill and His Works | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3.2 Domestic Studies on Desire Under the Elms | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Eben’s Self-cognition Tragedy: Desiring the Desire of Others | 第21-31页 |
| 2.1 Eben’s Oedipus Complex | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2 Confrontation and Self-identity for “Name of Father” | 第25-27页 |
| 2.3 Few Hope of Self-awakening | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Ephraim Cabot’s Tragedy of Material Desire in Big Other Field | 第31-39页 |
| 3.1 Signifier of the Farm and Elms | 第31-35页 |
| 3.2 Unconscious Subject in His Vague World | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Abbie Putnam’s Tragedy of Lack in Little Other | 第39-47页 |
| 4.1 Being Lost in Miserable Life Experience | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2 Desiring to be the Desire of Others | 第41-43页 |
| 4.3 Pursuing a Sense of Security | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第47-50页 |
| Works Cited | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-55页 |
| Publication | 第55页 |
