| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-20页 |
| ·Edith Wharton and The House of Mirth | 第9-15页 |
| ·Naturalism | 第15-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Determinism in The House of Mirth | 第20-33页 |
| ·Lily's Ineffective Escape from the Society | 第20-26页 |
| ·Selden's Futile Struggle for True Love | 第26-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Consumerism in The House of Mirth | 第33-53页 |
| ·To Indulge and Consume | 第33-45页 |
| ·Lily's Pleasure-seeking and Naivety | 第34-39页 |
| ·Lily's Marriage-seeking and Vulnerability | 第39-45页 |
| ·To be Consumed and Ruined | 第45-53页 |
| ·Lily is Engulfed by the Flood of Consumerism | 第45-49页 |
| ·Lily is Consumed in Men's and Women's Desires | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter 4 Wharton's Revising Naturalism in The House of Mirth | 第53-60页 |
| ·Nettie-A Survivor pf Determinism | 第53-56页 |
| ·Lily-A Striver for Free Will | 第56-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| Works Cited | 第63-66页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第66页 |
