| Acknowledgements | 第4-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| Chapter One Biological Determinism---Heredity and the Characters' Fates | 第17-33页 |
| 1.1 Carrie's Endless Greed and Her Final Disillusionment | 第17-28页 |
| 1.2 Sexual Desire and the Tragic Fates of Drouet and Hurstwood | 第28-33页 |
| Chapter Two Uncontrollable Force---Chance and the Characters' Fates | 第33-40页 |
| 2.1 Good Luck and Carrie Material Rise | 第33-36页 |
| 2.2 "Bad Luck" and Hurstwood's Downfall | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Three Environmental Determinism----Circumstances and the Characters' Fates | 第40-52页 |
| 3.1 Economic Environment and Jennie's "Fall" | 第40-44页 |
| 3.2 Unfavorable Circumstances and Hurstwood's Ruin | 第44-48页 |
| 3.3 Social Pressures and Lester's Love Tragedy | 第48-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |
