| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第10-30页 |
| 1.1 Theodore Dreiser and His Works | 第10-12页 |
| 1.1.1 Theodore Dreiser and His Literary Achievements | 第10-11页 |
| 1.1.2 Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第12-22页 |
| 1.2.1 Literature Review Abroad | 第12-17页 |
| 1.2.2 Literature Review at Home | 第17-22页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives | 第22-26页 |
| 1.3.1 Henri Lefebvre’s Urban Space Theory | 第23-24页 |
| 1.3.2 Jean Baudrillard’s Consumerism | 第24-25页 |
| 1.3.3 Nie Zhenzhao’s Ethical Literary Criticism | 第25-26页 |
| 1.4 The Significance and the Layout of the Thesis | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter Two URBAN SPACES IN SISTER CARRIE AND ANAMERICAN TRAGEDY | 第30-46页 |
| 2.1 Urban Spaces in Sister Carrie | 第30-36页 |
| 2.1.1 Contrastive Physical Spaces | 第30-32页 |
| 2.1.2 Dilemmatic Psychological Spaces | 第32-35页 |
| 2.1.3 Commercialized Social Spaces | 第35-36页 |
| 2.2 Urban Spaces in An American Tragedy | 第36-41页 |
| 2.2.1 Confined Physical Spaces | 第36-38页 |
| 2.2.2 Bewitching Psychological Spaces | 第38-40页 |
| 2.2.3 Money-worshipping Social Spaces | 第40-41页 |
| 2.3 Urban Spaces’ Impact on the Alienation of the Immigrants | 第41-46页 |
| 2.3.1 Illusions of Prosperity Stir Hopes for the Zestful Waifs | 第42页 |
| 2.3.2 Discrepancies of Economy Ignite Desires of the Drifting Hedonists | 第42-43页 |
| 2.3.3 Experiences of Actualities Cause Tragedies as the Social Products | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Three THE URBAN CONSUMPTION IN SISTER CARRIEAND AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY | 第46-58页 |
| 3.1 Visible Consumption Sites in Urban Consumption | 第46-51页 |
| 3.1.1 Restaurants and Hotels | 第47-48页 |
| 3.1.2 Department Stores, Theaters and Ballrooms | 第48-51页 |
| 3.2 Invisible Consumption Ideas in Urban Consumption | 第51-54页 |
| 3.2.1 Sign Consumption | 第51-53页 |
| 3.2.2 Body Consumption | 第53-54页 |
| 3.3 The Impact of Consumption Culture on Individuals’ values | 第54-58页 |
| 3.3.1 Money-oriented Materialism | 第55-56页 |
| 3.3.2 Desire-driven Hedonism | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Four THE ETHICAL CHOICES OF DREISER’S HEROINEAND HERO IN URBAN SPACE | 第58-76页 |
| 4.1 Three Ethical Choices Made by Sister Carrie | 第58-64页 |
| 4.1.1 Giving Herself in to the Dissolute Drummer Drouet | 第58-60页 |
| 4.1.2 Transferring Her Affection to the Charismatic Bar Manager Hurstwood | 第60-62页 |
| 4.1.3 Paving Her Way to the Desirous Future | 第62-64页 |
| 4.2 Two Ethical Choices Made by Clyde Griffiths | 第64-68页 |
| 4.2.1 Flattering His Dream Lover While Ignoring Family Hardships | 第64-66页 |
| 4.2.2 Murdering the Ordinary Roberta for the Sake of Fame and Wealth | 第66-68页 |
| 4.3 Dreiser’s Ethical Consideration for City Immigrants | 第68-76页 |
| 4.3.1 Dreiser’s Criticism on City Immigrants’ Indulgence | 第69-72页 |
| 4.3.2 Dreiser’s Sympathy for City Immigrants’ Struggle | 第72-76页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第76-80页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第80-86页 |
| 附录： 作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第86页 |
