| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第11-14页 |
| ·The Structure of this Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 The General Situation of Women in the 19thCentury of America | 第16-26页 |
| ·Women’s Role in the 19thcentury | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Cult of Womanhood | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Rise of Female Writers | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Rise of the Domestic Novels | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Home and Mothers in The Wide，Wide World | 第26-38页 |
| ·The Main Idea of the Novel | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Meaning of Home to Ellen | 第27-31页 |
| ·A Personal Home | 第28-30页 |
| ·A National Home | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Meaning of Mother to Ellen | 第31-38页 |
| ·The Republican Motherhood | 第31-33页 |
| ·Ellen’s Biological Mother and Legal Guardians | 第33-35页 |
| ·Ellen’s Spiritual Mothers | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Mothers’ Influences upon Ellen’s Characters and Virtues | 第38-45页 |
| ·Mrs. Montgomery’s Influence upon Ellen’s Amiableness | 第38-40页 |
| ·Aunt Fortune’s Influence upon Ellen’s Independence and Housekeeping | 第40-41页 |
| ·Miss Alice’s Influence upon Ellen’s Piety and Generousness | 第41页 |
| ·Mrs. Vawse’s Influence upon Ellen’s Contentment | 第41-42页 |
| ·Mrs. Lindsay’s Influence upon Ellen’s Rebellion | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Mothers and the Construction of Civil Virtues | 第45-59页 |
| ·The Civil Society and Civil Education | 第45-49页 |
| ·The Definition of the Civil Society | 第46-47页 |
| ·The Civil Education Given to the Citizens | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Significance of Civil Virtues | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Education of Children’s Virtues at Home | 第49-59页 |
| ·Children’s Attachment to “Mothers” | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Mother’s Role in Children’s Education at Home | 第51-54页 |
| ·The Education of Children’s Virtues at Home | 第54-59页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第59-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-64页 |
