| Acknowledgement | 第1-4页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| English Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-9页 |
| Part One : Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| ·Introduction to Updike, the Short Story Writer, and His Short Stories | 第9-14页 |
| ·Introduction to Updike’s the Maples Stories and the Significance of Perceiving Updike’s the Maples Stories | 第14-18页 |
| Part Two: Historical Events and Trends of Thoughts That Influence Maples | 第18-45页 |
| ·The Impact of Civil Rights Movement | 第18-22页 |
| ·The Impact of President Nixon’s tricks | 第22-27页 |
| ·The Impact of No-Fault Divorce | 第27-33页 |
| ·The Impact of Feminism | 第33-38页 |
| ·The Impact of Individualism | 第38-45页 |
| Part Three: Conclusion | 第45-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-52页 |
