| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| ·Theodore Dreiser and His Works | 第8-9页 |
| ·A B rief Introduction on Sister Carrie | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Realistic Significance of Research | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Framework of the Thesis | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-18页 |
| ·A General Introduction of Criticism on Sister Carrie | 第14-15页 |
| ·The History Phase of Studies on Sister Carrie | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Three Theory of Consumer Culture | 第18-30页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Consumer Culture | 第18-21页 |
| ·The Definitions of Consumer Culture | 第18-19页 |
| ·Origins of Consumer Culture | 第19-21页 |
| ·Perspectives on Consumer Culture | 第21页 |
| ·Influences of Consumer Culture | 第21-26页 |
| ·Consumer Culture's Influence on Theodore Dreiser | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Consumer Culture's Influence on City Environment | 第23-25页 |
| ·Consumer Culture Constructs Consumer's Behavior | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Appearance of New Woman | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter Four Consumer Culture Embodied in Sister Carrie | 第30-48页 |
| ·Interpersonal Relationship in Sister Carrie | 第30-40页 |
| ·Family Relationship | 第30-35页 |
| ·The Relationship of Men and Women | 第35-40页 |
| ·New Carrie's Process of Self-Fulfillment | 第40-44页 |
| ·Struggle for Establishing Selfhood | 第41-42页 |
| ·Reshape Selfhood Actively | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Symbolic Meaning of Rocking Chair | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter Five City—Magnet that Carrie Can not Resist | 第48-56页 |
| ·The Call of the City | 第48-50页 |
| ·The City's Wealth Gap | 第50-51页 |
| ·Consumer Culture——Dominated Consumer and Consumption | 第51-53页 |
| ·The Competition and Opportunity in the City | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations and Future Research | 第57-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-64页 |
| Publications | 第64页 |
