| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-11页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| 2 The International Theme-an Inevitable Choice | 第21-31页 |
| ·Peculiar family background and growing-up experience | 第21-23页 |
| ·Historical, social and cultural background | 第23-26页 |
| ·Influence of Matthew Arnold | 第26-28页 |
| ·Reflection over American culture | 第28-31页 |
| 3 Daisy Miller-Incompatible Cultural Conflicts | 第31-43页 |
| ·Unavoidable cultural conflicts | 第31-34页 |
| ·Expression of cultural conflicts | 第34-39页 |
| ·Prejudice as a result of ethnocentrism | 第39-41页 |
| ·Henry James's attitude toward Daisy | 第41-43页 |
| 4 The Portrait of a Lady-Exploration of Cultural Fusion | 第43-56页 |
| ·Isabel as a potential achiever of James's ideal of cultural fusion | 第44-48页 |
| ·Cultural meaning of Isabel's marriage choices | 第48-51页 |
| ·Acquiring knowledge from marriage | 第51-54页 |
| ·Unfinished exploration of cultural fusion | 第54-56页 |
| 5 The Golden Bowl-a Harmonious World of Cultural Fusion | 第56-71页 |
| ·Maggie's transformation | 第58-63页 |
| ·Disordered relationships | 第63-67页 |
| ·Realization of a harmonious world of cultural fusion | 第67-71页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-76页 |
