| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| 1.1 Ian McEwan and His Sweet Tooth | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| 1.2.1 Studies on Sweet Tooth Abroad | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2.2 Studies on Sweet Tooth at Home | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 Significance and Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Overview of Ethical Literary Criticism | 第19-25页 |
| 2.1 The Emergence of Ethics and Literature | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 The Western Ethical Criticism | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 The Chinese Ethical Literary Criticism | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter 3 The Quest for Love: Difficult Ethical Choices | 第25-40页 |
| 3.1 Mum's Choice: Achieving Unfinished Will | 第25-30页 |
| 3.1.1 As a Bishop's Wife | 第25-27页 |
| 3.1.2 As a Mother | 第27-30页 |
| 3.2 Tony's Choice: Forgiving Selfless Cruelty | 第30-34页 |
| 3.2.1 As a Husband and a Lover | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.2 As a Betrayer of Love | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Serena's Choice: Safeguarding True Love | 第34-40页 |
| 3.3.1 As a Lover | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.2 As a Spy | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter 4 The Quest for Forgiveness:Writing Driven by Ethical Consciousness | 第40-55页 |
| 4.1 Fictional Characters' Quest for Forgiveness through Writing | 第40-47页 |
| 4.1.1 Tony's Letter of Apology | 第41-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Tom's Letter of Explanation | 第43-45页 |
| 4.1.3 Serena's Reading and Writing | 第45-47页 |
| 4.2 Non-Fictional Character's Quest for Forgiveness through Writing | 第47-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Metanarrative Ending | 第48-50页 |
| 4.2.2 Intertextual Elements | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2.3 Semi-Autobiographical Elements | 第51-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间的科研成果 | 第60页 |
