| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the study | 第12页 |
| 1.3 The structure of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| 2.1 Theory of alienation | 第14-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition | 第14页 |
| 2.1.2 The proposal and development of the concept | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.3 The theory of alienation and literature | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.4 Research on the theory of alienation at home and abroad | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Research on The Song of Everlasting Sorrow and Sister Carrie at home and abroad | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Research on The Song of Everlasting Sorrow at home and abroad | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Research on Sister Carrie at home and abroad | 第22-24页 |
| 3 Research Methodology | 第24-29页 |
| 3.1 Research subjects | 第24-26页 |
| 3.1.1 The Song of Everlasting Sorrow | 第24页 |
| 3.1.2 Sister Carrie | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2 Research questions | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Research methods | 第27-29页 |
| 4 Comparative Study of the Alienation in The Song of Everlasting Sorrow and Sister Carrie | 第29-66页 |
| 4.1 The alienation of social environment | 第29-44页 |
| 4.1.1 The alienation of social environment in The Song of Everlasting Sorrow | 第29-34页 |
| 4.1.2 The alienation of social environment in Sister Carrie | 第34-43页 |
| 4.1.3 Cultural elements in the alienated environment in the two works | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2 The alienation of love | 第44-55页 |
| 4.2.1 The view of love in Chinese and Western culture | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2.2 The alienation of love in The Song of Everlasting Sorrow | 第47-50页 |
| 4.2.3 The alienation of love in Sister Carrie | 第50-52页 |
| 4.2.4 A comparative analysis of the similarities and differences of love alienation in the twoworks (see Table 4.3) | 第52-55页 |
| 4.3 Individual and self alienation | 第55-66页 |
| 4.3.1 Wang Qiyao’s individual and self alienation | 第56-60页 |
| 4.3.2 Carrie’s individual and self alienation | 第60-65页 |
| 4.3.3 Cultural factors that influence individual and self alienation | 第65-66页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第66-68页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the study | 第68页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study | 第68-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-73页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第73-76页 |
