| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Inner Causes of Clyde's Tragedy | 第14-23页 |
| ·Clyde's Tragedy | 第15-17页 |
| ·Inner Causes of Clyde's Tragedy | 第17-23页 |
| ·Personality Weakness | 第17-18页 |
| ·Lack of Morality | 第18-23页 |
| Chapter Two Economic Causes of Clyde's Tragedy | 第23-32页 |
| ·Influence of Economic Boom | 第24-25页 |
| ·Consumption of the Leisure Class | 第25-26页 |
| ·Clyde's Degeneration in Green-Davidson | 第26-28页 |
| ·Gap between the Rich and the Poor in An American Tragedy | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Three Cultural Causes of Clyde's Tragedy | 第32-45页 |
| ·Seek of the American Dream | 第32-38页 |
| ·The Original Meaning of the American Dream | 第32-33页 |
| ·The American Dream in the 1920s | 第33-35页 |
| ·The American Dream of Clyde | 第35-38页 |
| ·Women as Consumer Goods | 第38-45页 |
| ·Status of Women—in the Home | 第38-40页 |
| ·Women as Consuming Goods | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter Four Political Causes of Clyde's Tragedy | 第45-54页 |
| ·Overview of American Politics | 第45-46页 |
| ·Political Dishonesty in the Trial | 第46-53页 |
| ·Mason-The Representative of the Republican | 第47-49页 |
| ·Belknap-The Representative of the Democrat | 第49-52页 |
| ·The Representative of the Rich | 第52-53页 |
| ·Clyde's Fate Controlled by the Political Forces | 第53-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-57页 |
| Notes | 第57-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-63页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第63页 |
