| Introduction | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Lily’s self in The House of Mirth | 第9-18页 |
| 1.1 Higgins’ three types of the self | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Lily’s self and personality | 第10-18页 |
| 1.2.1 The influence of family | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2.2 The influence of Selden’s “republic of the spirit” | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Lily’s position as the second sex in The House of Mirth | 第18-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Lily’s rebellion and decline in The House of Mirth | 第27-42页 |
| 3.1 Lily’s rebellion against the patriarchal society | 第27-38页 |
| 3.1.1 The rebellion against the emptiness and boredom of the patriarchal society | 第28-31页 |
| 3.1.2 The rebellion against the lewdness and impudence of the patriarchal society | 第31-35页 |
| 3.1.3 The rebellion against the exchange of marriage of the patriarchal society | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2 Lily’s decline and her choice between existence and morality | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter 4 lily’s self-discovery in The House of Mirth | 第42-51页 |
| 4.1 The real Lily Bart (Lily and Selden) | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2 “The central truth of existence” (Lily met Nettie) | 第45-48页 |
| 4.3 Lily’s death | 第48-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| References | 第53-55页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第55页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第59-61页 |
