| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| Ⅰ. Introduction | 第11-31页 |
| Ⅱ. Self-alienation of the Townsmen | 第31-51页 |
| A. Psychological Conflicts of the Caged People | 第33-40页 |
| 1. The Wavering Faith in Puritanism | 第35-38页 |
| 2. The Repression and Indulgence of Desires | 第38-40页 |
| B. The Dehumanizing Impacts of Industrialism and Consumer Culture | 第40-51页 |
| 1. Alienation by the Machine Age and Nostalgia for Pastoral Life | 第42-46页 |
| 2. Loss of Love and Identity | 第46-51页 |
| III. The Alienation of Interpersonal Relations | 第51-68页 |
| A. Emotionally-stricken Individuals' Alienation | 第51-62页 |
| 1. Wing Biddlebaum's Fear of Communication with Hands | 第52-54页 |
| 2. Doctor Reefy's Inarticulateness | 第54-55页 |
| 3. Wash Williams' Misogyny | 第55-57页 |
| 4. Elizabeth Willard's Spiritual Pursuit | 第57-60页 |
| 5. Lonise Bentley's Insanity | 第60-62页 |
| B. The Truth Holders' Alienation | 第62-68页 |
| 1. Jesse Bentley's Mania in Craving God's Approval to Rule over Men | 第62-63页 |
| 2. Joe Welling's Impressive Ideas | 第63-64页 |
| 3. Doctor Parcival's Dissociation from the Outside World | 第64-65页 |
| 4. Alice Hindman's Painful and Hopeless Waiting for Her Lover's Return | 第65-68页 |
| Ⅳ. Struggling against Alienation and Transcendence | 第68-88页 |
| A. Futile Attempts to Escape from Alienation | 第68-75页 |
| 1. Elizabeth Willard's Failed Marriage and Her Confiding to Doctor Reefy | 第68-70页 |
| 2. Kate Swift's Fantasies and Emotional Release | 第70-72页 |
| 3. Elmer Cowley's Attempts to Escape from Being Considered Eccentric | 第72-75页 |
| B. The Townsmens' Revelations and George's Transcendence | 第75-88页 |
| 1. Doctor Parcival's Revelation:"Every One is Christ and is Crucified" | 第75-77页 |
| 2. Curtis Hartman's Revelation:"God Was in Mind | 第77-80页 |
| 3. Ray Pearson's Revelation:Whatever Will be,Will be | 第80-83页 |
| 4. George Willard's Transcendence over Alienation | 第83-88页 |
| Ⅴ. Conclusion | 第88-90页 |
| Works Cited | 第90-94页 |
