| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| 1.1 Brief Introduction to Babbitt,The Great Gatsby and The Age of Innocence | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| 1.3 Originality of the Thesis | 第16页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the paper | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Consumerism of the 1920s Reflected in Three Novels | 第18-34页 |
| 2.1 Symbol of Life:Leisure | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 Mark of Self-Identity:Residence | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3 Mode of Social Relationship:Interpersonal Relationship | 第27-29页 |
| 2.4 Commodity Consumption:Clothes and Car | 第29-31页 |
| 2.5 Moral Degradation | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Three Confusion Resulting from Consumerism in Three Novels | 第34-43页 |
| 3.1 Confusion of the Lower-Class in The Great Gatsby | 第34-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Twice-Failed Love | 第34-36页 |
| 3.1.2 Spiritual Emptiness | 第36页 |
| 3.2 Confusion of the Middle-Class in Babbitt | 第36-39页 |
| 3.2.1 Anxiety and Standardization | 第36-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Hypocrisy and Perplexity | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3 Confusion of Upper-Class in The Age of Innocence | 第39-43页 |
| 3.3.1 Newland's Alienation from Marriage | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3.2 Ellen's Alienation From the Consuming Upper-class | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Four Nostalgia:Reaction to Consumerism in Three novels | 第43-50页 |
| 4.1 Maine Woods:Nostalgia in Babbitt | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2 Midwest and Innocence:Nostalgia in The Great Gatsby | 第45-48页 |
| 4.3 Illusion and Art:Nostalgia in The Age of Innocence | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3.1 Newland Archer: Engage in Fantasy and Illusions | 第48页 |
| 4.3.2 Ellen:Escape from the Circle and Longing for Paris | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Works Cited | 第52-55页 |
| Publications | 第55页 |
