| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter Two Self-expression of Pioneers in the Natural World | 第13-26页 |
| ·The Creation of an Edenic Prairie | 第13-19页 |
| ·The Wild Land | 第13-15页 |
| ·Nature’s Revenge and Reward | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Creation of Gardens | 第19-26页 |
| ·American Garden Tradition | 第19-20页 |
| ·Garden and Women | 第20-26页 |
| Chapter Three Subversion of Traditional Views on Nature and Women | 第26-34页 |
| ·Subversion of the Images of Nature | 第26-29页 |
| ·Subversion of Traditional American Pastoral | 第26-27页 |
| ·Nature: The Protagonist | 第27-29页 |
| ·Challenge of the Images of Traditional Women | 第29-34页 |
| ·Masculinity Developed on the Wild Land | 第29-32页 |
| ·Alexandra’s Role as a Cultivator Instead of a Home Angel | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Harmony between Nature and Pioneers | 第34-45页 |
| ·Harmony Displayed in the Description of Nature | 第34-37页 |
| ·Harmony Displayed in the Description of Characters | 第37-45页 |
| ·Alexandra: An Earth Goddess | 第37-39页 |
| ·Ivar: The Nature God | 第39-42页 |
| ·Maria: Her Integration with Nature | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-48页 |
