| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| ·Introduction to Sinclair Lewis and His Career as a Writer | 第11-13页 |
| ·Background Information of the Writing of Elmer Gantry | 第13-14页 |
| ·A Brief History of the 1920s in America | 第13页 |
| ·The Writing of Elmer Gantry | 第13-14页 |
| ·Literature Review on Elmer Gantry | 第14-18页 |
| ·Studies of Lewis's Elmer Gantry Abroad | 第14-17页 |
| ·Studies of Lewis's Elmer Gantry at Home | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Consumer Culture Studies Applied in the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter One Conspicuous Consumption Embodied in Dressing, Automobiles and Housing | 第21-33页 |
| ·The Desire for Fancy Fineries | 第21-27页 |
| ·The Clothing of Clergymen | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Wearing of Businessmen | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Magic Power and Influence of Automobile | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Sumptuous Residences and Their Decoration | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter Two Mass Media Embodied in Advertisements, Newspapers and Books | 第33-42页 |
| ·The Advertisements and Sermons | 第33-36页 |
| ·The Newspapers and Radios | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Books and Magazines | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Three The Commodified Relationship in the Context of the Consumer Culture | 第42-48页 |
| ·The Relationship between Elmer and His Wife Cleo | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Relationship between Elmer and His Lovers | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Relationship between Employees and Employers | 第45-48页 |
| ·Elmer with His Superior Sharon | 第45-46页 |
| ·Elmer with Bishop Toomis | 第46-48页 |
| Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Works Cited and Consulted | 第50-53页 |
