| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 2. Naturalism | 第15-22页 |
| ·Definition of naturalism | 第15-17页 |
| ·Main features of naturalism | 第17-19页 |
| ·Naturalism in American literature | 第19-22页 |
| 3. Background and the Author | 第22-28页 |
| ·Background | 第22-23页 |
| ·Stephen Crane | 第23-26页 |
| ·A brief summary of The Red Badge of Courage | 第26-28页 |
| 4. The Naturalistic Themes in The Red Badge of Courage | 第28-43页 |
| ·Man's living in destructive environment | 第28-32页 |
| ·Nature's indifference to man's fate | 第28-30页 |
| ·Life being controlled by cruel social environment | 第30-32页 |
| ·Man's living in the slaughter-house | 第30-31页 |
| ·Man being trapped in a suffocating community | 第31-32页 |
| ·Man's struggle for survival | 第32-37页 |
| ·Biological nature of survival by getaway in crisis | 第33-34页 |
| ·Sociality of yearning for the collective | 第34-35页 |
| ·The survival of the fittest | 第35-37页 |
| ·Man being doomed by outer and inner forces | 第37-43页 |
| ·Interaction and contradiction between outer and inner forces | 第37-39页 |
| ·Man as a helpless insect | 第39-43页 |
| ·Man being bewildered and tortured | 第39-41页 |
| ·Man having ability but no opportunity | 第41-43页 |
| 5. The Naturalistic Style in The Red Badge of Courage | 第43-58页 |
| ·Extreme frankness and objectivity | 第43-45页 |
| ·Unique character selection | 第45-47页 |
| ·Terse and plain language | 第47-49页 |
| ·Simple plot | 第49-51页 |
| ·Unique point of view | 第51-53页 |
| ·A flood of animal images | 第53-55页 |
| ·Serious and ironic tone | 第55-58页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-63页 |
