| Acknowledgement | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| ·Source and Background of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| ·Overseas Critical Response to Long Day’s Journey into Night | 第13-15页 |
| ·Study in China | 第15-16页 |
| ·Focus and Significance of This Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| ·Overview of the Chapters | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Relevant Theories on Personas, Masks, and Tragic Tension. | 第19-27页 |
| ·Jung’s Theories on Mask and Persona Images | 第19-22页 |
| ·Internal Conflicts and Tragic Tension | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Overwhelming Inner Conflicts in Long Day’s Journey into Night | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Three Mary, James, Jamie and Edmund: Mask-skinned Tyrones in Futile Struggle | 第27-42页 |
| ·Mary: Devoted Mother and Wife V.S. Romantic Convent Girl | 第28-33页 |
| ·Manifold Masks of Mary | 第28-30页 |
| ·Tyrannical “Should”Imposed by the Society | 第30-31页 |
| ·Excessive Demands from Exploitative Male Egos | 第31-33页 |
| ·James: Lopsided Inner World | 第33-37页 |
| ·Irish Peasant V.S. American Bourgeoisie | 第33-35页 |
| ·Romantic Artist V.S. Money-earner | 第35页 |
| ·Affectionate Husband and Father V.S. Penny Pincher | 第35-37页 |
| ·Jamie: Cynical Pessimist and Envious Brother V.S. Regretful and Compassionate Brother | 第37-39页 |
| ·Edmund: Fog Person, Cynical Pessimist and Artist Escaper | 第39-42页 |
| ·Mask Contamination and Formation of Inaccurate Masks | 第39-40页 |
| ·Artist Escaper | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Four Alternations of Masks: Juxtapositions of Chaos and Relief among the Protagonists | 第42-52页 |
| ·Conflict-provoking Masks and Alienation | 第43-48页 |
| ·Drug-Addict and Nagger: Breaking the Desired Image of Others | 第43-45页 |
| ·Closefisted Miser: Challenging the Tolerance of Others | 第45-47页 |
| ·Cynical Pessimist: Reminding Others of Miseries | 第47-48页 |
| ·Recapture of Mediating Masks and Momentary Relief | 第48-50页 |
| ·Transience of Masks and Its Expressionistic Functions | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Appendix | 第57-58页 |
