| 1. Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| ·The scope and purpose of the thesis | 第7-8页 |
| ·Method of the study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第9-10页 |
| ·Literature review | 第10-14页 |
| 2. The process of American urbanization | 第14-35页 |
| ·Urban development in the colonial time | 第14-16页 |
| ·Urban growth between the Independent War and the Civil War | 第16-19页 |
| ·Urban growth after the year 1860 | 第19-32页 |
| ·The influence of the Civil War on urbanization | 第20-21页 |
| ·The influence of the railroads on urbanization | 第21-25页 |
| ·The influence of industrialization on urbanization | 第25-31页 |
| ·The influence of industrial development on urbanization | 第26-27页 |
| ·The influence of the foreign immigrants on urbanization | 第27-30页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第30-31页 |
| ·The influence of the Westward Movement on urbanization | 第31-32页 |
| ·Urbanization after the year 1890 | 第32-33页 |
| ·Conclusion of the process of American urbanization | 第33-35页 |
| 3. The analysis of the sense of “loss of innocence” | 第35-50页 |
| ·The 1~(st) definition of “loss of innocence” | 第35-47页 |
| ·The domestic migration within America | 第36-44页 |
| ·America’s land policies and the individual ownership of land | 第37-40页 |
| ·The American agricultural mechanization | 第40-44页 |
| ·The immigration of foreigners to the United States | 第44-47页 |
| ·The 2~(nd) definition of “loss of innocence” | 第47-50页 |
| 4. Implications of the definitions of “loss of innocence” | 第50-60页 |
| ·The implication of the 1~(st) definition | 第50-53页 |
| ·The implication of the 2~(nd) definition | 第53-58页 |
| ·Conclusion for this part | 第58-60页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-65页 |
