| Abstract in English | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| Chapter One Sister Carrie's American Dream | 第16-22页 |
| 1.1 Historical Pursuit of the American Dream | 第16-19页 |
| 1.2 Carrie's American Dream | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Two Sister Carrie's Disillusionment with the American Dream | 第22-32页 |
| 2.1 Disillusionment with the American Dream in Material | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2 Disillusionment with the American Dream in Spirit | 第25-32页 |
| 2.2.1 As a Doll of Drouet | 第25-28页 |
| 2.2.2 As a Doll of Hurstwood | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Three Causes of Carrie's Disillusionment with the American Dream | 第32-57页 |
| 3.1 Her Passivity | 第33-44页 |
| 3.1.1 Women's Position in World History | 第33-36页 |
| 3.1.2 Women's Position in America | 第36-38页 |
| 3.1.3 Her Tragedy as a Natural Result | 第38-44页 |
| 3.2 Her Desire for Pleasure and Material | 第44-51页 |
| 3.2.1 Surroundings around Her | 第45-49页 |
| 3.2.2 Her Own Nature | 第49-51页 |
| 3.3 Position as the Other | 第51-57页 |
| 3.3.1 Her Experience of Looking for a Job | 第53-54页 |
| 3.3.2 Purpose of the Audience Coming to the Theatre | 第54-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Works Cited | 第59-62页 |
