| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| I. Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| 1.1. Introduction to Theodore Dreiser | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2. The Synopsis of Sister Carrie | 第12-16页 |
| II. Literature Review | 第16-24页 |
| 2.1. International Studies | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2. Domestic Studies | 第18-24页 |
| III. Critical Approach | 第24-32页 |
| 3.1. Jean Baudrillard and the Consumer Society | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2. The Characteristics of the Consumer Society----From MaterialConsumption to Sign Consumption | 第27-32页 |
| IV. The Expression and Outcomes of the Pursuit of Sign-value | 第32-60页 |
| 4.1. The Expression of the Pursuit of Sign-value | 第33-51页 |
| 4.1.1. Carrie’s Pursuit of the Sign-value of Clothing | 第33-44页 |
| 4.1.1.1. Carrie’s Pursuit of Differences Brought by the Sign-value ofClothing | 第35-40页 |
| 4.1.1.2. Carrie’s Pursuit of Happiness and Success Brought by theSign-value of Clothing | 第40-44页 |
| 4.1.2. The Pursuit of Carrie’s Sign-value | 第44-51页 |
| 4.1.2.1. Mr. Withers---Exerting Carrie’s Advertising Effect | 第45-47页 |
| 4.1.2.2. Drouet and Other Men----Displaying Superiority andUniqueness | 第47-51页 |
| 4.2. The Outcome of the Pursuit of Sign-value: Materialized andCommercialized Human Relationship in the Novel | 第51-60页 |
| 4.2.1. The Naked“Money Relationship”among Family Members in thenovel | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2.2. The Commercialized Love Relations in the novel | 第54-60页 |
| V. Conclusion | 第60-66页 |
| 5.1. Enslavement to Famous Brands | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2. The Commercialized Interpersonal Relationship | 第62-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-70页 |
| 在读硕士期间所发表论文 | 第70页 |
