| English Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| 1.The Critical Reviews of Domestic and Abroad | 第8-12页 |
| 2.The Argument, Research Approaches and Significance of the Thesis | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter One The Victorian Society and Lower Middle Class | 第16-21页 |
| 1.The Emergence of the Lower Middle Class | 第16-18页 |
| 2.The Psychological State of the Lower Middle Class and Their Dilemma | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Two The Images of the Lower Middle Class Characters in the Victorian Nove | 第21-39页 |
| 1.The Small Businessmen and Shopkeepers | 第23-27页 |
| 2.The Clerks | 第27-31页 |
| 3.The Schoolteachers | 第31-35页 |
| 4.The Writers | 第35-36页 |
| 5.The Lower Middle Class Women | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Three The Moral Choices of the Lower Middle Class | 第39-49页 |
| 1.The Moral Situation of the Lower Middle Class | 第39-41页 |
| 2.The Moral Characteristics of the Lower Middle Class | 第41-49页 |
| Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-53页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第53页 |
