| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to Edith Wharton | 第14-15页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to The House of Mirth | 第15-16页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Two Related Theories of Feminist Existentialism of Simone de Beauvoir | 第19-27页 |
| ·Female's Situation as the Other | 第19-23页 |
| ·Characteristics of the Other | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Contributing Factors to Women's Situation as the Other | 第22-23页 |
| ·Female's Transcendence | 第23-27页 |
| ·Transcendence between Men and Women | 第23-25页 |
| ·Ways to Achieve Transcendence through Constructive Activities | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Lily's Situation as the Other | 第27-35页 |
| ·Lily's Economic Dependence | 第27-29页 |
| ·Lily's Economic Dependence on Her Father | 第27-28页 |
| ·Lily's Economic Dependence on the Male Characters in This Novel | 第28-29页 |
| ·Lily's Cultural Dependence | 第29-35页 |
| ·The Influence of Patriarchal Society | 第30-33页 |
| ·Lily's Internalization of the Other and her False Ways to Seek Transcendence | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Lily's Self-discovery by Transcending the Other throughConstructive Activities | 第35-49页 |
| ·Lily's Transcendence in Ideology | 第35-41页 |
| ·Lily's Rebellion Against the Emptiness of the Patriarchal Society by Quitting the Chance to Marry Percy Gryce | 第36-38页 |
| ·Lily's Rebellion Against the Impudence of the Patriarchal Society by Refusing to Submit to Gus Trenor | 第38-40页 |
| ·Lily's Rebellion Against the Exchange of Marriage by Refusing to Marry Simon Rosedale or George Dorset | 第40-41页 |
| ·Lily's Transcendence in Economy | 第41-44页 |
| ·Finding a Job | 第42-43页 |
| ·Refusing to Get Financial Support from the Male | 第43页 |
| ·Paying off the Debts in Extreme Poverty | 第43-44页 |
| ·Lily's Transcendence through Free Choices | 第44-49页 |
| ·Choice between Fortune and Dignity | 第44-45页 |
| ·Choice between Love and Revenge | 第45-46页 |
| ·Choice between Life and Death | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
