| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第13-22页 |
| 1.1 Sarah Orne Jewett and Her The Country of the Pointed Firs | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 The Theories of Cultural Hegemony and New Historicism | 第16-20页 |
| 1.3 Description of Chapters | 第20-22页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第22-30页 |
| 2.1 Studies Abroad | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2 Studies at Home | 第26-30页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ AMERICAN NATIONALISM IN THE COUNTRY OF THE POINTED FIRS | 第30-49页 |
| 3.1 Regionalism and the Establishment of American Cultural Identity | 第30-39页 |
| 3.2 Regionalism and Reunification of the Nation in the Post-Civil War Era | 第39-49页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ AMERICAN IMPERIALISM IN THE COUNTRY OF THE POINTED FIRS | 第49-60页 |
| 4.1 White Supremacy in Pointed Firs | 第50-55页 |
| 4.2 The Absence of Men in Pointed Firs | 第55-60页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第60-62页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第62-66页 |
