ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
ABSTRACT | 第7页 |
摘要 | 第8-11页 |
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-23页 |
1.1 Literature Review | 第12-14页 |
1.2 Research Questions and Thesis Statement | 第14-15页 |
1.3 Theoretical Framework | 第15-22页 |
1.3.1 Major Theories of Humor | 第15-20页 |
1.3.2 Origins of Jewish Humor | 第20-21页 |
1.3.3 Schlemiel Character | 第21-22页 |
1.4.Thesis Structure | 第22-23页 |
CHAPTER TWO LINGUISITIC HUMOR | 第23-31页 |
2.1 Comic Incongruity Based on Exaggeration | 第23-26页 |
2.2 Comic Incongruity | 第26-31页 |
CHAPTER THREE HUMOR IN CHARACTERIZATION | 第31-46页 |
3.1 Humor in the Characters Who Tend to Self-aggrandize | 第32-38页 |
3.1.1 Humor in the Portrait of E.I.Lonoff | 第33-36页 |
3.1.2 Humor in the Portrait of Amy Bellette | 第36-38页 |
3.2 Self-depreciating Humor | 第38-44页 |
3.2.1 Humor in the Portrait of Alexander Portnoy | 第39-42页 |
3.2.2 Function | 第42-44页 |
3.3 Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
CHAPTER FOUR SITUATIONAL HUMOR IN THE JEWISH FAMILY | 第46-60页 |
4.1 Son-Parents Relationship in Portnoy's Complaint | 第48-56页 |
4.1.1 Humor in the Portrait of Jewish Mother in Portnoy's Complaint | 第48-54页 |
4.1.2 Humor in the son-father relationship in Portnoy's Complaint | 第54-56页 |
4.2 Humor in the Son-Parents Relationship in The Ghost Writer | 第56-58页 |
4.3 Conclusion:Smothered Son in a Jewish Family | 第58-60页 |
CHAPTER FIVE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE HUMOR OF PHILIP ROTH AND THE JEWISH HUMOR | 第60-67页 |
5.1 Jewish Humor in the United States | 第60-62页 |
5.2 Comparison between the Humor by Philip Roth and the Jewish Humor | 第62-65页 |
5.2.1 What's Similar between Them? | 第62-63页 |
5.2.2 What's New in the Humor of Philip Roth? | 第63-65页 |
5.3 Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
WORKS CITED | 第67-69页 |