| ABSTRACT | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-18页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to the Author | 第13-14页 |
| ·Brief Account on Selected Crane's Works | 第14-16页 |
| ·Maggie: A Girl of the Streets | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Red Badge of Courage | 第15页 |
| ·"The Open Boat" | 第15-16页 |
| ·Definition of Terms | 第16-18页 |
| ·Naturalism | 第16-17页 |
| ·Characteristics of Naturalism | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-22页 |
| ·Domestic Scholarship | 第18-20页 |
| ·Western Scholarship | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three CRANE'S SHARP NATURALISTIC LITERARY FEATURES | 第22-29页 |
| ·Naturalistic Analysis on Maggie:A Girl of the Streets | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Naturalistic Features on The Red Badge of Courage | 第24-27页 |
| ·Sharp Naturalistic Features in "The Open Boat" | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Four STEPHEN CRANE'S UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESSIVE ATTITUDE ON MAN | 第29-37页 |
| ·Brutal Human Beings in Maggie | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Awakening of Man | 第30-31页 |
| ·Psychological Growth of Man in the War | 第31-33页 |
| ·Men's Successful Battle against Harsh Nature | 第33-35页 |
| ·Special Concern for Humanity in "The Open Boat" | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Five THE UNPRECEDENTED ADOPTION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPICTION IN STEPHEN CRANE'S NATURALISTIC CREATIONS | 第37-46页 |
| ·Psychological Depiction in Crane's War Novel | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Continuity in Psychological Depiction from Crane to Hemingway | 第40-46页 |
| Chapter Six STEPHEN CRANE'S STATUS AS THE PIONEER OF AMERICAN NATURALISTIC LITERATURE AMONG OTHER REPRESENTATIVE NATURALISTIC WRITERS | 第46-59页 |
| ·Comparison between Hamlin Garland and Stephen Crane | 第46-48页 |
| ·An Introduction to Hamlin Garland | 第46页 |
| ·Analysis on Stephen Crane's Superiority Compared with Hamlin Garland | 第46-48页 |
| ·Comparison between Benjamin Franklin Norris and Stephen Crane | 第48-51页 |
| ·An Introduction to Benjamin Franklin Norris | 第48页 |
| ·Analysis on Stephen Crane's Distinguished Naturalistic Characters Compared with Frank Norris | 第48-51页 |
| ·Comparison between Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser and Stephen Crane | 第51-56页 |
| ·An Introduction to Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser | 第51-52页 |
| ·Specific Comparison between Dreiser and Stephen Crane | 第52-56页 |
| ·Comparison between Jack London and Stephen Crane | 第56-59页 |
| ·An Introduction to Jack London | 第56页 |
| ·Evidence on Stephen Crane's Status as the Pioneer of American Literature Compared with Jack London | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Seven CONCLUSION | 第59-61页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第61-64页 |