| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter I The Age of Innocence, an American Bildungsroman | 第12-20页 |
| ·An Introduction to Bildungsroman | 第12-14页 |
| ·The definition of bildungsroman | 第12-13页 |
| ·The origin of bildungsroman | 第13-14页 |
| ·The American Bildungsroman: Initiation story | 第14-17页 |
| ·The Theme of The Age of Innocence: Growth | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter II Archer’s Growth，the Spiritual Journey in Quest of the Dream of Love | 第20-29页 |
| ·The Reasons Why Wharton Describes Archer’s Growth on His Spiritual Journey | 第20-23页 |
| ·Wharton’writing theme under the influence of Henry James | 第20-21页 |
| ·The proper interpretation of Archer’s growth with the third-person selectively omniscient narrative | 第21-23页 |
| ·Archer’s Spiritual Journey in Quest of the Dream of True Love | 第23-29页 |
| ·Archer’s dream of true love | 第23-24页 |
| ·Archer’s three stages of growth on his spiritual journey | 第24-29页 |
| Chapter III Archer’s Growth, the Development Limited by the Old New York Society | 第29-40页 |
| ·The Social Order of the Old New York Society | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Sharp Contrasts between May and Ellen | 第31-35页 |
| ·May as a guard of the old New York society | 第31-33页 |
| ·Ellen as an invader of the old New York society | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Limitations of Archer’s Growth in the Old New York Society | 第35-40页 |
| ·Ellen as a guide in the course of Archer’s growth | 第36-37页 |
| ·Archer’s limited spiritual growth | 第37-40页 |
| Conclusion | 第40-42页 |
| Notes | 第42-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-45页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第45-46页 |
