| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| 1.1 Ecological Issues in Steinbeck's The Pearl | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review on the Pearl | 第11-15页 |
| 1.3 Originality and Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two A brief Introduction to Ecocritcism | 第17-24页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Ecocriticism | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 The Origin and Development of Ecocriticism | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3 The Features of Ecocriticism | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three Sources of Steinbeck's Ecological Thoughts | 第24-30页 |
| 3.1 The Influence of his Family and Reading | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 The Impact of Nature and Outdoor Activities | 第25-27页 |
| 3.3 The Friendship with Edward Ricketts | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Four Steinbeck's Ecological Awareness in The Pearl | 第30-49页 |
| 4.1 Natural Ecological Awareness in The Pearl | 第30-34页 |
| 4.1.1 Unity of Man and Nature | 第30-33页 |
| 4.1.2 Animism | 第33-34页 |
| 4.2 Social Ecological Awareness in The Pearl | 第34-42页 |
| 4.2.1 Social Ecology in the Story | 第35-42页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Life of the Indians | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Life of the New Town | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.1.3 Social Ecological Imbalance in the Story | 第38-42页 |
| 4.3 The Spiritual Ecological Thought in The Pearl | 第42-49页 |
| 4.3.1 Egotism:Human Loss of Self | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3.2 Individual Destruction and Return with a Harmonious Self | 第44-49页 |
| 4.3.2.1 Shadow Imagery | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3.2.2 Darkness Imagery | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3.2.3 Animal Imagery | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Works Cited | 第51-56页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第56页 |
