| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-29页 |
| ·Thackeray's Life and Works | 第10-15页 |
| ·Vanity Fair | 第15-23页 |
| ·Characterization in Novels | 第23-25页 |
| ·Literature Review and the Aim of the Thesis | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter 2 Characterization through the Contrasts of the Characters | 第29-54页 |
| ·Contrasts between Amelia and Rebecca | 第29-41页 |
| ·Contrast of Their Backgrounds and Personalities | 第29-36页 |
| ·Contrast of Their Attitudes towards Love and Sons | 第36-41页 |
| ·Contrasts between George Osborne and William Dobbin | 第41-54页 |
| ·Contrast of Their Backgrounds and Personalities | 第41-46页 |
| ·Contrast of Their Attitudes towards Love and Friends | 第46-54页 |
| Chapter 3 Characterization through the Description of the Characters'Speeches and Behaviours | 第54-72页 |
| ·Rebecca's Speech and Behaviour | 第56-63页 |
| ·Rebecca's Complicated Speech | 第56-59页 |
| ·Rebecca's Calculating Behaviour | 第59-63页 |
| ·Miss Crawley's Speech and Behaviour | 第63-69页 |
| ·Sir Pitt's Speech and Behaviour | 第69-72页 |
| Chapter 4 Characterization through the Portraits of the Characters | 第72-86页 |
| ·The Portrait of Rebecca | 第73-81页 |
| ·Rebecca's Attractive Eyes | 第73-77页 |
| ·Rebecca's Fashionable Dressing Style | 第77-81页 |
| ·The Portrait of Jos Sedley | 第81-86页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第86-88页 |
| Works Cited | 第88-93页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第93页 |
