| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-15页 |
| ·A survey of the research on Edith Wharton | 第7-13页 |
| ·An introduction to the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Alice: From Angel to Monster | 第15-34页 |
| ·Question of women's identity | 第16-19页 |
| ·Alice under male gaze | 第19-34页 |
| Chapter Three Mrs. Lidcote: From Cage to Jail | 第34-52页 |
| ·Mrs. Lidcote's thwarted pilgrimage to self-expression | 第35-49页 |
| ·The mother-daughter relationship | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Four: Conclusion | 第52-66页 |
| ·The Marriage Question | 第52-56页 |
| ·The Woman Question | 第56-62页 |
| ·One ofthe feminists' foremothers | 第62-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-69页 |
| Appendix | 第69-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| 原创性声明 | 第71页 |