| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-6页 |
| Table of Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-17页 |
| ·Introduction to E.M. Forster | 第8-11页 |
| ·The middle class family background | 第8页 |
| ·The painful experience at Tonbridge School | 第8页 |
| ·The happy and free life at Cambridge University | 第8-9页 |
| ·The journeys to Italy, Greece, Egypt and India | 第9-10页 |
| ·Forster as a writer | 第10-11页 |
| ·Introduction to the English middle class | 第11-14页 |
| ·The English middle class----a new concept | 第11页 |
| ·The English middle class----the embodiment of “the undeveloped heart” and British imperialism | 第11-13页 |
| ·The way to improve the English middle class----“only connect” | 第13-14页 |
| ·Forster’s expanding vision of the English middle class in his novels | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Focus on the English middle class ----The Fictional Vision of The Longest Journey and Howards End | 第17-29页 |
| ·The puzzles of the middle class | 第17-19页 |
| ·The puzzles of the middle class in The Longest Journey | 第17-18页 |
| ·The puzzles of the middle class in Howards End | 第18-19页 |
| ·The love and marriage of the middle class----lack of sufficient consideration | 第19-24页 |
| ·The love and marriage of the middle class in The Longest Journey | 第20-22页 |
| ·The love and marriage of the middle class in Howards End | 第22-24页 |
| ·The connection of the middle class with other class and within itself ----possible on the basis of mutual understanding and compromise | 第24-27页 |
| ·The connection of the middle class with other class in The Longest Journey | 第24-25页 |
| ·The connection within the middle class in Howards End | 第25-27页 |
| ·The limitations of the middle class | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Focus on the communication between Britain and other Western natins ----The Fictional Vision of Where Angels Fear to Tread and A Room with a View | 第29-45页 |
| ·The contempt of the English middle class for Italy | 第29-33页 |
| ·The contempt of the English middle class for Italy in Where Angels Fear to Tread | 第29-31页 |
| ·The contempt of the English middle class for Italy in A Room with a View | 第31-33页 |
| ·The love and marriage of the English middle classs----pursuit of true love across national and cultural boundaries | 第33-39页 |
| ·The love and marriage of the English middle class in Where Angels Fear to Tread | 第33-36页 |
| ·The love and marriage of the English middle class in A Room with a View | 第36-39页 |
| ·The connection of the English with Italy----possible based the elimination of prejudice and misunderstanding | 第39-42页 |
| ·The connection of the English with Italy in Where Angels Fear to Tread | 第39-41页 |
| ·The connection of the English with Italy in A Room with a View | 第41-42页 |
| ·The limitations of the English when confronted with other Western civilization | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Focus on the communication between the West and the East ----The Fictional Vision of A Passage to India | 第45-57页 |
| ·The contempt of the British officials for India | 第45-46页 |
| ·The love and marriage of the English middle class ----rational and responsible attitude after frustration and reconsideration | 第46-48页 |
| ·The connection of the English with India----impossible after mutual effort and suffering | 第48-54页 |
| ·Mrs. Moore’s religious mission to influence India with Christianity | 第48-50页 |
| ·Mr. Fielding’s good intention to make intimate friends with Aziz | 第50-51页 |
| ·Miss Quested’s passion for knowing the real India and her illusion in the caves | 第51-54页 |
| ·The limitations of the Westerners when confronted with the Oriental civilization | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第61-63页 |
