| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Academic Achievement | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-28页 |
| 1.1 A Introduction of Theodore Dreiser and An American Tragedy | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| 1.3 The Significance and the Structure of the Thesis | 第21-23页 |
| 1.4 Theoretical Basis of the Thesis | 第23-28页 |
| Chapter Two Conflicts of Clyde’s Ethical Consciousness - Confrontation between the Human Factor and the Animal Factor | 第28-40页 |
| 2.1 The Confusion of Clyde’s Ethical Identity | 第28-34页 |
| 2.1.1 Self-denial of the Initial Identity - Missionary’s Son | 第29-30页 |
| 2.1.2 Establishment of new identity - Green Davidson Hotel’s Bellboy | 第30-34页 |
| 2.2 Clyde and Hortense’s Ethical Predicament and Selections | 第34-40页 |
| 2.2.1 The Ethical Predicament of Relationship between Clyde and Hortense | 第34-36页 |
| 2.2.2 The Ethical Selection of Ignoring the Family | 第36-38页 |
| 2.2.3 The Ethical Selection of Escaping a Car Accident | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Three Disorder of Clyde’s Ethical Consciousness-Vanquishment of Animal Factor | 第40-52页 |
| 3.1 The Loss of Clyde’s Ethical Identity | 第40-43页 |
| 3.1.1 The Temptation of the Griffith Family Name | 第41-42页 |
| 3.1.2 Abandonment of Fatherhood | 第42-43页 |
| 3.2 Clyde and Roberta’s Ethical Predicament and Selections | 第43-52页 |
| 3.2.1 Clyde’s First Ethical Selection in Predicament - Premarital Sex | 第43-46页 |
| 3.2.2 Clyde’s Second Ethical Selection in Predicament - The Intention of Abortion | 第46-49页 |
| 3.2.3 Clyde’s Third Ethical Selection in Predicament - To Murder Pregnant Roberta | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Four Return of Clyde’s Ethical Consciousness-Revival of Human Factor | 第52-60页 |
| 4.1 Re - establishment of Clyde’s Ethical Identity | 第52-56页 |
| 4.1.1 Loss of Social Status to Get into Upper Class | 第52-54页 |
| 4.1.2 Self - Confession as a Prisoner | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2 The Reconciliation of Clyde’s Human Factor and Animal Factor | 第56-60页 |
| 4.2.1 The Return of Family Ethical Consciousness | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.2 The Return of Religious Consciousness | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| References | 第62-66页 |
