| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第8-17页 |
| ·The tradition of the English novel and its influence on Galsworthy’s characterization | 第8-10页 |
| ·Realism and materialism and their reflections in this trilogy | 第10-14页 |
| ·The life of Galsworthy and its impact on his characterization | 第14-17页 |
| 2. The Characteristics of the Forsytes in The Forsyte Saga | 第17-25页 |
| ·The man of property against the embodiment of beauty | 第17-19页 |
| ·The ‘thoroughbred-mongrel’Forsytes | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Forsytes as a representative of the upper-middle class | 第22-25页 |
| 3. Realistic Description of Characters in the Trilogy | 第25-37页 |
| ·A complex character in a complex background in The Man of Property | 第26-30页 |
| ·Irony and humor as criticism in In Chancery | 第30-33页 |
| ·The impact of social changes on characters in To Let | 第33-37页 |
| 4. Materialism of Galsworthy’s Characterization | 第37-46页 |
| ·Materialism in the characterization | 第38-42页 |
| ·The characters’concept of material values | 第42-46页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第46-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
