| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Theodore Dreiser and An American Tragedy | 第10-12页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第16-23页 |
| ·Studies on Dreiser and His Works | 第16-18页 |
| ·Studies on An American Tragedy Abroad | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies on An American Tragedy at Home | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第23-32页 |
| ·Naturalism and Zola | 第23-26页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Naturalism | 第23-25页 |
| ·Zola’s Naturalistic View and His Idea of Determinism | 第25-26页 |
| ·Influence of Naturalism on Dreiser | 第26-32页 |
| ·Writers Influencing Dreiser’s Naturalistic View | 第27-28页 |
| ·Dreiser’s Naturalistic View | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Three Biological Factors for Clyde’s Tragedy | 第32-39页 |
| ·Impracticality in Clyde’s Personality | 第32-33页 |
| ·Influence of Strong Sexual Urges on Clyde | 第33-39页 |
| ·Sexual Urges in His Sister | 第34-35页 |
| ·Sexual Urges in Clyde | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Four Environmental Factors for Clyde’s Tragedy | 第39-59页 |
| ·The Influence of Economic Environment on Clyde | 第39-45页 |
| ·Historical Background | 第40-41页 |
| ·Clyde’s Experience in Green-Davidson | 第41-43页 |
| ·Gap between the Rich and the Poor | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Influence of Cultural Environment on Clyde | 第45-52页 |
| ·A General Introduction to the American Dream | 第45-47页 |
| ·The American Dream in 19205 | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Doom of the American Dream | 第49-52页 |
| ·The Influence of Political Environment on Clyde | 第52-59页 |
| ·The Injustice of the Law System and Political Corruption | 第52-56页 |
| ·Clyde’s Unavoidable Tragic Fate | 第56-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-65页 |
