| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| Chapter One Social-Historical Context for Steinbeck Writing The Grapes of Wrath | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter Two Reasons for Steinbeck’s Recreation of the Pioneer Spirit | 第21-30页 |
| 1. Steinbeck’s Fascination for the Frontier Past | 第22-24页 |
| 2. Glorification of the Frontier Cultural Heritage | 第24-27页 |
| 3. Reconstruction of the Public Image of Dust Bowl Migrants | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three The Pioneer Spirit Recreated in The Grapes of Wrath | 第30-44页 |
| 1. The Spirit of Self-Reliance | 第30-33页 |
| 2. The Spirit of Cooperation | 第33-36页 |
| 3. The Egalitarian and Democratic Spirit | 第36-39页 |
| 4. The Pragmatic Spirit | 第39-40页 |
| 5. The Optimistic Spirit | 第40-42页 |
| 6. Steinbeck’s Strategy in Portraying the Joads’Pioneer Way of Migration | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Four Impact of Steinbeck’s Recreation of the Pioneer Spirit | 第44-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-57页 |
