| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Life and Career of Henry James and the Creation of the Protagonist | 第14-23页 |
| ·Life and Career of Henry James | 第14-17页 |
| ·Social and Cultural Background of the Novel | 第17-20页 |
| ·Social Background | 第17-19页 |
| ·Cultural Background | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Creation of the Protagonist | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Isabel Archer's View of Freedom | 第23-46页 |
| ·Freedom of Choice and Consciousness | 第23-33页 |
| ·Freedom of Choice | 第23-29页 |
| ·Isabel's Choice to Refuse Her Suitors—Goodwood and Warburton | 第23-25页 |
| ·Isabel's Choice to Marry Gilbert Osmond | 第25-27页 |
| ·Isabel's Final Choice to Return to Her Loveless Marriage | 第27-29页 |
| ·Freedom of Consciousness | 第29-33页 |
| ·Paradoxes in Isabel Archer's View of Freedom | 第33-46页 |
| ·Quest for Freedom Versus Fulfillment of Responsibility | 第33-35页 |
| ·Love of Freedom Versus Fear of Freedom | 第35-39页 |
| ·Preservation of Dignity Versus Acceptance of Mistakes | 第39-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Isabel Archer's Failure in the Fulfillment of Her View of Freedom | 第46-80页 |
| ·Fatal Flaws in Isabel's Personality | 第47-57页 |
| ·Isabel's Caprice | 第47-49页 |
| ·Isabel's Egotism | 第49-53页 |
| ·Isabel's Innocence and Ignorance | 第53-57页 |
| ·Isabel's Blind Worship of European Civilization | 第57-62页 |
| ·Four Characters Related to Isabel's Failure in the Fulfillment of Her View of Freedom | 第62-80页 |
| ·Ralph Touchett | 第62-66页 |
| ·Gilbert Osmond | 第66-70页 |
| ·Mrs. Touchett | 第70-73页 |
| ·Madame Merle | 第73-80页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第80-83页 |
| Works Cited | 第83-86页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第86页 |
