| ABSTRACT | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Social and Literary Background | 第12-25页 |
| 1.1 Social background around the turn of the 20th century | 第12-15页 |
| 1.2 Dreiser’s life and literary career | 第15-20页 |
| 1.3 Literature review | 第20-25页 |
| Chapter Two Dreiser’s Evolving Views on Society | 第25-33页 |
| 2.1 Social setting in Sister Carrie: the natural world | 第25-28页 |
| 2.2 Social setting in An American Tragedy: the commercial cities | 第28-33页 |
| Chapter Three Characters and Their Values | 第33-39页 |
| 3.1 Characters driven by biological necessities | 第33-36页 |
| 3.2 Materialistic characters and values | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four Forces Playing behind Characters’Fate | 第39-49页 |
| 4.1 Natural and mechanical forces | 第39-43页 |
| 4.2 Social forces | 第43-49页 |
| Chapter Five Dreiser’s Evolving Views on Moral Judgment | 第49-55页 |
| 5.1 Lack of Moral Judgment in Sister Carrie | 第49-52页 |
| 5.2 Moral condemnation of all aspects of the capitalist society | 第52-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-62页 |
