声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Introduction
0.1 Edith Wharton and The House of Mirth
0.2 Literature Review
0.3 Erich Fromm’s Alienation Theory
Chapter One Lily’s Alienation in The House of Mirth
1.1 Lily’s Alienated Experience in the Metropolitan Life
1.2 Alienated Relationship Between Lily and Other Characters
1.3 Alienated Relationship of Lily with Herself
Chapter Two Causes for Lily’s Alienation in The House of Mirth
2.1 Social Causes for Lily’s Alienation
2.2 Family Causes for Lily’s Alienation
2.3 Personal Causes for Lily’s Alienation
Chapter Three Lily’s Futile Resistance to Alienation in The House of Mirth
3.1 Cultivating the Capacity for Love
3.2 Constructing Her Identity
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
About the Author