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Acknowledgements |
4-5 |
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Abstract in Chinese |
5-7 |
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Abstract in English |
7-9 |
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Introduction |
9-12 |
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Chapter I The Age of Innocence, an American Bildungsroman |
12-20 |
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1.1 An Introduction to Bildungsroman |
12-14 |
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1.1.1 The definition of bildungsroman |
12-13 |
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1.1.2 The origin of bildungsroman |
13-14 |
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1.2 The American Bildungsroman: Initiation story |
14-17 |
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1.3 The Theme of The Age of Innocence: Growth |
17-20 |
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Chapter II Archer’s Growth，the Spiritual Journey in Quest of the Dream of Love |
20-29 |
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2.1 The Reasons Why Wharton Describes Archer’s Growth on His Spiritual Journey |
20-23 |
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2.1.1 Wharton’writing theme under the influence of Henry James |
20-21 |
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2.1.2 The proper interpretation of Archer’s growth with the third-person selectively omniscient narrative |
21-23 |
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2.2 Archer’s Spiritual Journey in Quest of the Dream of True Love |
23-29 |
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2.2.1 Archer’s dream of true love |
23-24 |
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2.2.2 Archer’s three stages of growth on his spiritual journey |
24-29 |
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Chapter III Archer’s Growth, the Development Limited by the Old New York Society |
29-40 |
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3.1 The Social Order of the Old New York Society |
29-31 |
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3.2 The Sharp Contrasts between May and Ellen |
31-35 |
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3.2.1 May as a guard of the old New York society |
31-33 |
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3.2.2 Ellen as an invader of the old New York society |
33-35 |
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3.3 The Limitations of Archer’s Growth in the Old New York Society |
35-40 |
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3.3.1 Ellen as a guide in the course of Archer’s growth |
36-37 |
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3.3.2 Archer’s limited spiritual growth |
37-40 |
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Conclusion |
40-42 |
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Notes |
42-43 |
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Bibliography |
43-45 |
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攻读硕士学位期间发表的学术论文 |
45-46 |
