| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT IN CHINESE | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter Two EDUCATION AND RATIONALITY IN MIDDLE CLASS WOMEN'S CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY | 第14-22页 |
| ·Traditional Gendered Education and the Moral Situation of Middle Class Women in Wharton's Time | 第14-16页 |
| ·Liberal Feminist's Demand for Same Education as Man | 第16-19页 |
| ·Undine as A Ruthlessness Social Climber | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Three CONSUMPTION PHILOSOPHY AND THE ALIENATION OF WOMEN IN THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY | 第22-37页 |
| ·Marxist Concept of Alienation and the Alienation of Women in The Custom of the Country | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Influence of Consumption Philosophy on the Middle Class Women's Attitude toward Marriage and Divorce | 第25-30页 |
| ·The Perplexity of Middle Class Women's Identity in Wharton's Time | 第30-37页 |
| Chapter Four THE COMPLEXITY OF EDITH WHARTON'S FEMINISM | 第37-47页 |
| ·Women's Status in American History and Wharton's Time | 第37-39页 |
| ·Male Condescendence in The Custom of the Country | 第39-43页 |
| ·Analytical and Conservative: The Complexity of Wharton's Feminism | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第47-49页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第49-50页 |
