| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| ·Overview of Edith Wharton and Her Works | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Life of Wharton | 第12-13页 |
| ·Literary Career and Major Works | 第13页 |
| ·Wharton's Significance and Contribution to Her Age | 第13-14页 |
| ·Introduction to The Age of Innocence | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| ·The definition of feminism | 第15页 |
| ·Critical Theory of Feminism | 第15-17页 |
| ·General Introduction of Feminist Criticism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Key Terms on Feminist Criticism | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Main Standpoints of Beauvoir's "The Second Sex" | 第17-21页 |
| ·Research on The Age of Innocence outside of China | 第21-23页 |
| ·Research on Conventions of Upper-class Society and on the Protagonist Newland's Perplexity | 第21-22页 |
| ·Research on Artistic Features | 第22-23页 |
| ·Research on The Age of Innocence in China | 第23-25页 |
| ·Literature Review of Journals | 第23-24页 |
| ·Literature Review of Master's Thesis Papers | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter 3 The Two Female Heroes' Pilgrimages in "Old New York" | 第25-43页 |
| ·May's Pilgrimage toward an Ideal Female Life | 第26-33页 |
| ·May as the "Angel in the House" | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Awakening of the Sleeping Beauty | 第29-33页 |
| ·Ellen's Pilgrimage toward Freedom and Self-realization | 第33-43页 |
| ·Cinderella's Exit from Queen's Garden | 第33-36页 |
| ·Aphrodite's Wanderings in a "Hieroglyphic" World | 第36-39页 |
| ·Ellen's illusive self-fulfillment | 第39-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Two Types of Women in the Novel | 第43-58页 |
| ·May-Victim in Old New York | 第43-50页 |
| ·The Artificial Product in society | 第44-47页 |
| ·An Innocent Trapper | 第47-50页 |
| ·Ellen-A Dauntless Fighter in Old New York | 第50-58页 |
| ·A New Walker of the Society | 第50-53页 |
| ·The Brave Dancer in Old New York | 第53-58页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第58-62页 |
| ·A Survey of My Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations and Prospects | 第59-62页 |
| Notes | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-68页 |
| 攻读硕士期间发表的论文 | 第68页 |
