| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 前言 | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ. A Brief introduction of the author | 第14-17页 |
| 1. Alcott's life | 第14-15页 |
| 2. Alcott's character | 第15页 |
| 3. Alcott's literary career | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ. Critical reviews of the novel | 第17-20页 |
| 1. The plot of the novel | 第17-18页 |
| 2. Positive criticism of the novel | 第18-19页 |
| 3. Drawbacks of the novel | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ. The Significance of cultural heritage | 第20-22页 |
| 1. A dominant subject for literature | 第20页 |
| 2. A motive power of society | 第20页 |
| 3. A decisive power in shaping people's moral conception and way of life | 第20-21页 |
| 4. A major influence on authors | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ. American Cultural Heritage embodied in the novel | 第22-50页 |
| 1. Social reforms of the 19th century | 第22-27页 |
| ·The temperance movement | 第22-23页 |
| ·The immigrant issue and social welfare programs | 第23-25页 |
| ·Dress reform | 第25-26页 |
| ·Education reform | 第26-27页 |
| 2. The Initiation of Feminism | 第27-36页 |
| ·The "True Woman" ideology in American culture | 第28-30页 |
| ·Women's movement | 第30-32页 |
| ·Women's club | 第32-33页 |
| ·The "New Woman" ideology | 第33-34页 |
| ·Feminist reform of marriage and family life | 第34-36页 |
| 3. The Puritan Legacy in American culture | 第36-40页 |
| 4. Transcendentalism-- a new philosophic doctrine | 第40-43页 |
| 5. Literary traditions | 第43-50页 |
| ·Writings in the colonial and revolutionary periods | 第43-44页 |
| ·American Romanticism and Realism | 第44-45页 |
| ·New England women's writing | 第45-46页 |
| ·Influences of the three popular literary forms of Alcott's time | 第46-50页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ. Conclusion | 第50-51页 |
| Works Cited: | 第51-54页 |
| Bibliography: | 第54-55页 |
