| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-12页 |
| INTRODUCTION | 第12-20页 |
| ·An Introduction to Pearl S. Buck and The Good Earth | 第12-14页 |
| ·Critical Background of the Present Study | 第14-18页 |
| ·Methodology | 第18页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| CHAPTER ONE THE BACKGROUND OF THE GOOD EARTH AND THE NOVELSBY LOCAL CHINESE WRITERS IN THE 1920S AND 1930S | 第20-28页 |
| ·Americans' Images of the Chinese before The Good Earth | 第20-23页 |
| ·Descriptions of the Chinese from the missionaries | 第20-22页 |
| ·Images from Americans' experiences with the Chinese | 第22-23页 |
| ·Pearl S. Buck's Bi-Cultural Background | 第23-25页 |
| ·Background of the Novels by Local Chinese Writers in the 1920s and 1930s | 第25-28页 |
| ·Political context | 第25页 |
| ·Cultural background | 第25-26页 |
| ·Effects from foreign literature | 第26-27页 |
| ·Requirements by literature development | 第27-28页 |
| CHAPTER TWO CHINESE PEASANTS' LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE 1920S AND1930S | 第28-32页 |
| ·Peasants' Living Conditions in the 1920s and 1930s | 第28-30页 |
| ·The Way to Wealth for Peasants | 第30-32页 |
| CHAPTER THREE CHINESE PEASANTS' EARTH COMPLEX IN THE GOODEARTH | 第32-36页 |
| ·The Land:Source of Chinese Peasants' Livelihood | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Land:Function of Physical and Spiritual Recovery | 第34-36页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR CHINESE PEASANTS'CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE GOODEARTH | 第36-39页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CHINESE WOMEN PEASANTS' STATUS IN THE GOOD EARTH | 第39-48页 |
| ·Marriage Customs | 第39-42页 |
| ·Women Peasants' Family Status | 第42-46页 |
| ·A reproductive tool to carry on a family line | 第42-44页 |
| ·Women peasants' subordinate status in a family | 第44-46页 |
| ·Women Peasants' Social Status in The Good Earth | 第46-48页 |
| CHAPTER SIX ETHICS IN THE GOOD EARTH | 第48-55页 |
| ·Family Ethics | 第48-52页 |
| ·Spousal relations | 第48-50页 |
| ·The relationship between parents and children | 第50-52页 |
| ·Social Ethics | 第52-55页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第55-57页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第57-60页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的研究成果 | 第60-61页 |
| 个人简况以及联系方式 | 第61-63页 |
