| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One:INTRODUCTION | 第12-18页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Sinclair Lewis | 第12-14页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Main Street | 第14-15页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to the Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Two:LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-25页 |
| ·The Literary Reputation of Sinclair Lewis and Main Street | 第18-21页 |
| ·The Research on Main Street at Home and Abroad | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Aim of the Study in the Thesis | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Three:THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第25-34页 |
| ·Introduction to New Historicism | 第25-29页 |
| ·Development of New Historicism | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Core Concepts of New Historicism—Historicity of Text and Textuality of History | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four:THE MAIN CHARACTER IN MAIN STREET AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT | 第34-52页 |
| ·American Women's Movement for Suffrage | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Main Character's Positive Portrayal | 第37-46页 |
| ·Full of Vigor, Enthusiasm and Confidence | 第38-39页 |
| ·Strive for Independence,Equality and Freedom | 第39-44页 |
| ·Kind Enough to Help the Poor and the Laborers | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Weaknesses of the Main Character | 第46-52页 |
| ·Lacking Strong Will | 第46-48页 |
| ·Having a Sense of Hierarchy | 第48-49页 |
| ·Carrying out Superficial Reforms | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Five:THE SETTING OF MAIN STREET AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT | 第52-64页 |
| ·The Myth of American Mid-western Small Towns | 第52-55页 |
| ·Subversion of the Myth in Main Street | 第55-64页 |
| ·The Ugly and Dirty Buildings | 第56-57页 |
| ·The Hypocritical,Smug and Callous People | 第57-62页 |
| ·The Dull and Depressing Life | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Six:THE PLOT OF MAIN STREET AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT | 第64-71页 |
| ·The Lost Generation | 第64-68页 |
| ·The Reasons for Being Lost | 第64-66页 |
| ·The Process of Rebellion | 第66-68页 |
| ·The Plot of Main Street | 第68-71页 |
| Chapter Seven:CONCLUSION | 第71-74页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第74-76页 |
