| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-22页 |
| 0.1 Introduction of E.M. Forster | 第12-14页 |
| 0.2 Introduction of A Room with a View | 第14-15页 |
| 0.3 Literature Review | 第15-22页 |
| 0.3.1 Studies on E. M. Forster | 第15-18页 |
| 0.3.2 Studies on A Room with a View | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter One A Sketch of Transcendentalism | 第22-31页 |
| 1.1 Origin and Development of Transcendentalism | 第22-24页 |
| 1.2 Major Ideas of Transcendentalism | 第24-28页 |
| 1.3 Ways for Realizing Self-Reliance | 第28-29页 |
| 1.4 Significance of Transcendentalism | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Two Lucy’s State as a Conformist | 第31-41页 |
| 2.1 Lucy’s Social Background as a Conformist | 第32-38页 |
| 2.1.1 Victorian Norms and Conventions | 第32-35页 |
| 2.1.2 Puritanism | 第35-37页 |
| 2.1.3 Patriarchal Society | 第37-38页 |
| 2.2 Lucy’s Performance as a Conformist | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Three Lucy’s Struggle against Conformism | 第41-67页 |
| 3.1 Lucy’s Experience in Community | 第42-54页 |
| 3.1.1 Gaining Experience with the Conformist Clients | 第43-49页 |
| 3.1.2 Gaining Experience with the Emersons | 第49-54页 |
| 3.2 Lucy’s Experience from Significant Events in Reality | 第54-62页 |
| 3.2.1 Gaining Direct Experience in Reality | 第55-58页 |
| 3.2.2 Gaining Indirect Experience in Reality | 第58-62页 |
| 3.3 Lucy’s Experience in Nature | 第62-67页 |
| 3.3.1 Arno River---Purifying Lucy’s Spirit | 第62-65页 |
| 3.3.2 Sacred Lake---Transforming Lucy’s Mind | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter Four Lucy’s Fulfillment of Transcendence | 第67-72页 |
| 4.1 Liberating Herself out of Muddles | 第68-69页 |
| 4.2 Following Her Own Heart | 第69-70页 |
| 4.3 Starting Her New Life | 第70-72页 |
| Conclusion | 第72-74页 |
| Notes | 第74-75页 |
| References | 第75-79页 |
| About the Author | 第79页 |
