| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-24页 |
| ·Background | 第16-18页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第18-21页 |
| ·Theory Applied to the Thesis | 第21-24页 |
| ·Marxist Theory and the path towards historical, economic and social studies | 第21-22页 |
| ·The most important traditional Marxist theories | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Theory of the class conflict | 第22页 |
| ·Dialectical Materialism | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Two A Reflection of Industrialization on Social Class in Dickens' Novels | 第24-36页 |
| ·General | 第24-27页 |
| ·Differences between Social Classes | 第27-29页 |
| ·Victorian Social Class Values | 第29-32页 |
| ·Dickens' Values of Social Class | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Three Social Classes as portrayed through the characters in Hard Times | 第36-53页 |
| ·Upper Class | 第39-41页 |
| ·Middle Class | 第41-44页 |
| ·Lower Class | 第44-53页 |
| ·Lonely, Helpless Children | 第46-48页 |
| ·Working in Poverty Groups | 第48-53页 |
| Chapter Four The Dystopia of Industrialization in Hard Times' Social Classes | 第53-73页 |
| ·Overview of Hard Times | 第54-61页 |
| ·Racism in Social Classes | 第61-63页 |
| ·Crime in Different Social Classes | 第63-67页 |
| ·Lower Class and Death | 第67-70页 |
| ·Social condition of poverty | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-77页 |
