| Acknowledgments | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Edith Wharton,The Age of Innocence and The Film Adaptation | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第10-13页 |
| 1.3 Central Argument,Research Methodology and Research Significance | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Framework of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 The Contrast of Social Backgrounds | 第15-26页 |
| 2.1 Suffocating Social Environment in the Novel | 第15-19页 |
| 2.2 A Carol of Old New York in the Film | 第19-26页 |
| Chapter 3 The Contrast of Themes | 第26-36页 |
| 3.1 In the Novel--- Women's Struggle in the Patriarchal Society | 第26-31页 |
| 3.2 In the Film--- a Tangly Triangle Love Story | 第31-36页 |
| Chapter 4 The Contrast of the Characterization of Female Images | 第36-51页 |
| 4.1 The Characterization of Ellen Olenska in the Novel and the Film | 第36-43页 |
| 4.1.1 A Charming "New Woman" | 第36-41页 |
| 4.1.2 A Woman Trapped in Love | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2 The Characterization of May Welland in the Novel and the Film | 第43-51页 |
| 4.2.1 A Calculating Goddess | 第43-47页 |
| 4.2.2 An Innocent Little Girl | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第51-52页 |
| Works Cited | 第52-55页 |
| Publications | 第55页 |
