| Abstract | 第7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| 1.1 The Focus of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第10-14页 |
| 1.3 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two A Theoretical Interpretation of O. Henry’s Times | 第18-33页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Foundations | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Baudrillard’s Theories of Consumption | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Escarpit’s Sociology of Literature | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 The Social Context of O. Henry’s Literary Creation | 第22-33页 |
| 2.2.1 The Prevalence of Consumer Culture | 第23-29页 |
| 2.2.2 The Changes in the Cultural Market | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter Three The Literary Context and O. Henry’s Writing Strategies | 第33-46页 |
| 3.1 The Literary Climate in Consumer Society | 第33-38页 |
| 3.1.1 The Disappearance of the Author’s Subjective Spirit | 第34-35页 |
| 3.1.2 The Commercialization of the Literary Works | 第35-37页 |
| 3.1.3 The Vulgarization of the Readers’ Tastes | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2 O.Henry’s Writing Strategies in Consumer Society | 第38-43页 |
| 3.2.1 The Selection of the Writing Genres | 第39页 |
| 3.2.2 The Selection of the Writing Materials | 第39-41页 |
| 3.2.3 The Selection of the Writing Skills | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2.4 The Change of the Writing Styles | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3 O.Henry’s Ambiguous Relationship with the Consumer Culture | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Four Consumer Culture in O. Henry’s Short Stories: A Case Study of Clothing Consumption | 第46-63页 |
| 4.1 The Demonstrations of Clothing Consumption | 第47-55页 |
| 4.1.1 Clothing Consumption: As a Series of Signs | 第47-51页 |
| 4.1.2 Clothing Consumption: As a Type of Hedonism | 第51-52页 |
| 4.1.3 Clothing Consumption: As a Practice of Appropriation | 第52-55页 |
| 4.2 The Characters’ Paradoxical Psychologies of Clothing Consumption | 第55-60页 |
| 4.2.1 The Need for Differentiation | 第56-58页 |
| 4.2.2 The Need for Cohesion | 第58-60页 |
| 4.3 Clothing Consumption and the Transition of American Society | 第60-63页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70页 |
