| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-29页 |
| 1.1 Tennessee Williams and Summer and Smoke | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第16-22页 |
| 1.3 Introduction to Freud's Psychoanalytic Theories | 第22-27页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Statement and Structure | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 2 Symptoms of the Characters' Anxieties | 第29-44页 |
| 2.1 John's Reality Anxiety | 第30-34页 |
| 2.1.1 John's Castration Anxiety | 第30-33页 |
| 2.1.2 John's Anxiety about Being a Doctor | 第33-34页 |
| 2.2 Alma's Moral Anxiety | 第34-40页 |
| 2.2.1 Mother-like Alma | 第35-36页 |
| 2.2.2 Affected Alma | 第36-38页 |
| 2.2.3 Sickly Alma | 第38-40页 |
| 2.3 Mrs. Winemiller's Neurotic Anxiety | 第40-44页 |
| 2.3.1 Childish Behaviors | 第40-42页 |
| 2.3.2 Hysterical Acts | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 3 Causes of Characters' Anxieties | 第44-57页 |
| 3.1 Causes of John's Reality Anxiety | 第44-49页 |
| 3.1.1 John's Oedipus Complex | 第44-47页 |
| 3.1.2 Threats of Being a Doctor | 第47-49页 |
| 3.2 Causes of Alma's Moral Anxiety | 第49-54页 |
| 3.2.1 Puritanical Restraints | 第50-52页 |
| 3.2.2 Patriarchal Oppression | 第52-54页 |
| 3.3 Causes of Mrs. Winemiller's Neurotic Anxiety | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter 4 Characters' Strategies Against Anxiety | 第57-68页 |
| 4.1 John's Defense Mechanisms | 第57-61页 |
| 4.1.1 Displacement on Marriage Partner | 第58-59页 |
| 4.1.2 John's Introjection of His Father | 第59-61页 |
| 4.2 Alma's Defense Mechanisms | 第61-65页 |
| 4.2.1 Alma's Repression for Desire | 第61-63页 |
| 4.2.2 Alma's Provocation towards Authority | 第63-65页 |
| 4.3 Mrs. Winemiller's Regression | 第65-68页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-74页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第74页 |
