| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Rationale and Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two An Introduction to O Pioneers! | 第17-20页 |
| ·Context | 第17页 |
| ·General Review | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter Three Transcendentalism in O Pioneers! | 第20-34页 |
| ·Transcendentalism | 第20页 |
| ·Major Transcendentalist Thoughts in O Pioneers! | 第20-28页 |
| ·Emphasis on Spirit or the Oversoul | 第20-22页 |
| ·Stress on the Individual | 第22-24页 |
| ·A Fresh Perception of Nature | 第24-26页 |
| ·"Wisdom of Intuition" | 第26-28页 |
| ·Ralph Waldo Emerson's Influence on Willa Cather | 第28-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Romanticism Represented by Walt Whitman in O Pioneers! | 第34-45页 |
| ·Inheritance from Walt Whitman's Romanticism in O Pioneers! | 第34-38页 |
| ·Inheritance from Whitman's Poem Pioneers! O Pioneers! | 第34-36页 |
| ·Inheritance from Whitman's Poetry Song of Myself | 第36-38页 |
| ·Transformations of Walt Whitman's Romanticism in O Pioneers! | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Inheritance and Transformations of Romantic Traditions by Willa Cather | 第39-44页 |
| ·Summary. | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Five Local Colorism in O Pioneers! | 第45-60页 |
| ·Sara Orne Jewett and Her Influence on Willa Cather | 第45-52页 |
| ·Sara Orne Jewett and Her Local Colorism | 第45-48页 |
| ·Sarah Orne Jewett's Influence on Willa Cather | 第48-52页 |
| ·Inheritance from Sarah Orne Jewett's Local Colorism in O Pioneers! | 第52-59页 |
| ·Inheritance from Jewett's Novella The Country of the Pointed Firs | 第52-57页 |
| ·Inheritance from Jewett's Short Story A White Heron | 第57-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Six Significance of O Pioneers! | 第60-64页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Feminism | 第60-61页 |
| ·Cather and O Pioneers!: A New Type of Feminist Literature | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第64-67页 |
| ·Limitations | 第67-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-72页 |
| Publications | 第72页 |
