| 中文摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-26页 |
| A Previous Criticism on Edith Wharton and Her Works | 第13-17页 |
| B Brief Introduction to Edith Wharton and Her Time | 第17-26页 |
| 1 Edith Wharton as a Novelist | 第19-21页 |
| 2 Her Relation with Two Wars and America | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter Two American's Innocence:Separation from the Outer World | 第26-42页 |
| A "Innocence" in The Age of Innocence | 第26-28页 |
| B America's Innocence:New York a"Heaven"? | 第28-38页 |
| 1 Fifth Avenue-Standard of Old New York Society | 第30-34页 |
| 2 Strong Surveillance System | 第34-38页 |
| C America's Innocence:Excluding Ellen from NY | 第38-42页 |
| 1 Ellen as an "Outsider" | 第38-39页 |
| 2 Ellen as an "Intruder" | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Three Alienation:Innocence in Gender Relation | 第42-53页 |
| A Relationship between Ellen and Newland | 第42-46页 |
| 1 Newland as a New Yorker | 第42-43页 |
| 2 Newland's Passivity in life | 第43-44页 |
| 3 Separation Caused by Misunderstanding | 第44-46页 |
| B Relationship between Newland and May | 第46-53页 |
| 1 Marriage Based on a Lie | 第46-50页 |
| 2 Newland's Life in May's Lies | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
