| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie | 第11页 |
| ·Literature review | 第11-15页 |
| ·Previous study abroad | 第12-14页 |
| ·Previous study in China | 第14-15页 |
| ·Thesis statement and organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 The Social, Economic and Cultural Sources of American Naturalism and Their Embodiment in Sister Carrie | 第17-31页 |
| ·The development of industrialization and urbanization | 第18-22页 |
| ·Carrie's life in Chicago | 第19-21页 |
| ·Hurstwood's life in New York | 第21-22页 |
| ·Transition from Laissez-faire capitalism to monopoly capitalism | 第22-26页 |
| ·The increasing bankruptcy and unemployment | 第23-25页 |
| ·The lack of social equity | 第25-26页 |
| ·The rise of consumer culture | 第26-31页 |
| ·An introduction to consumer culture | 第27-28页 |
| ·The effects of consumer culture embodied in Sister Carrie | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 3 The Theoretical Base of American Naturalism and Their Application in Sister Carrie | 第31-44页 |
| ·Zola's naturalism:humman destiny and the forces of heredity and environment | 第31-37页 |
| ·Carrie driven by her desire for material wealth | 第33-35页 |
| ·Hurstwood driven by his inner desire | 第35-37页 |
| ·Social Darwinism:"survival of the fittest" | 第37-44页 |
| ·Influence of Darwinism | 第37-39页 |
| ·Carrie as "the fittest" | 第39-41页 |
| ·Hurstwood as a loser | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Works Cited | 第46-49页 |
| Publications | 第49页 |
