声明
Abstract
摘要
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One The Similarity of Williams and His Characters
1.1 Family Background
1.2 Alcoholism and Homosexuality
1.3 Predicament
1.4 Struggling in Reality and Illusion
Chapter Two The Three Characters of The Glass Menagerie Confused in the Reality and Illusion
2.1 Amanda:A Quest for Truth under the Disguise of Illusion
2.1.1 A Complex Feminine Woman
2.1.2 A Terrible Mother
2.2 Tom:A Trapped Dreamer for Ideal Freedom with Guilt to his Family
2.3 Laura:A Brave Daughter and a Fragile Evader
Chapter Three The Two Characters Lost in the Reality and Illusion in A Streetcar Named Desire
3.1 The Conflicts between Blanche and Stanley
3.2 Blanche:Suffering from the Confusion between Reality and Illusion
3.2.1 A Contradictory Woman
3.2.2 A Defeated Heroine
3.3 Stanley:A Pragmatic Man
3.3.1 A “Jealous” Husband
3.3.2 A Stingy Friend
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
The Author’s Recent Publications and Research