| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to Edith Whartonand The House of Mirth | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature review | 第13-16页 |
| 1.3 The spatial criticism | 第16-20页 |
| 2. Lily's Abandonment in Public Space | 第20-30页 |
| 2.1 Representations of geographic space | 第21-25页 |
| 2.1.1 The Fifth Avenue:conceived space of upper-class' paradise | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.2 The Lower Town:conceived space of working-class' tenement | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2 Lily's resistant spatial practices:predicting her tragedy | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Beyond class boundary | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Frequently hanging out on the street | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3 Geographic space shift:highlighting abandonment | 第27-30页 |
| 3. Lily's Homeless Fate in Private Space | 第30-42页 |
| 3.1 Representations of family space:predicting her homelessness | 第30-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Representation of social status | 第31-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Representation of indifferent relationship | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 Lily's spatial experiences:highlighting her homelessness | 第33-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Lily's parents' house:as a commodity | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Mrs. Peniston's house:as a prisoner | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2.3 Lily's friends' houses:as an on-looker | 第37-42页 |
| 4. The Reasons for Lily's Inescapable Confinement in the Space | 第42-52页 |
| 4.1 Lack of power in social space | 第42-47页 |
| 4.1.1 Power structure in social space | 第43-44页 |
| 4.1.2 As a victim of power | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2 Dual selves in psychological space | 第47-52页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |
