| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Preface in Chinese | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-20页 |
| Chapter Two A brief introduction to Transcendentalism | 第20-28页 |
| 1 Historical background | 第20-22页 |
| 2 Origin and development | 第22-24页 |
| 3 Major ideas | 第24-26页 |
| 4 Significance | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Reflection of Transcendentalism on Kate Chopin | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Four Re-interpreting Kate Chopin's The Awakening from the Perspective of Transcendentalism | 第31-46页 |
| 1 Mr Pontellier's life without principle | 第31-35页 |
| 2 Edna's communion with and divine revelation from the sea | 第35-40页 |
| 3 Edna's withdrawal from society into her "Walden Pond cabin"-a pigeon house | 第40-44页 |
| 4 Interpreting Edna's suicide from the perspective of Transcendentalism | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第46-47页 |
| References | 第47-48页 |
