| 中文摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-22页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction of Joyce Carol Oates and Angel of Light | 第9-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review on Joyce Carol Oates and Angel of Light | 第12-19页 |
| 1.2.1 Foreign Studies on Joyce Carol Oates and Angel of Light | 第12-15页 |
| 1.2.2 Domestic studies on Joyce Carol Oates and Angel of Light | 第15-19页 |
| 1.3 The Theory Applied in the Analysis and Its Feasibility | 第19-20页 |
| 1.4 The Aim and Structure of This Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Two Ethical Situations Concerning Human-societyRelationship | 第22-47页 |
| 2.1 The Dominant Social Values and Ethical Conditions during the 1960s to1980 s | 第22-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Individualism and Egoism | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.2 The Collapse of Protestant Ethic | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.3 Consumer Society and Hedonism | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.4 Materialism and Money Worship | 第25-26页 |
| 2.1.5 The Counter-culture Movement and Sexual Revolution | 第26-27页 |
| 2.1.6 The Corrupt American Politics | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.7 The Social Violence | 第28-29页 |
| 2.2 A Good and Traditional Person Falls Victim to the Society | 第29-35页 |
| 2.2.1 Maurice-A Representative of Protestant Ethic and TraditionalMorality | 第29-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Maurice-An Innocent Victim of the Selfish Society | 第31-35页 |
| 2.3 Young People Fight Against and Fall Victim to the Society | 第35-41页 |
| 2.3.1 Owen and Kirsten-Brave Fighters against Social Injustice | 第35-37页 |
| 2.3.2 Owen and Kirsten-Violent Antisocial Terrorists | 第37-38页 |
| 2.3.3 Owen and Kirsten-Victims of the Turbulent Society | 第38-41页 |
| 2.4 Representatives of the Dominant Social Values also Fall Victim to the Society | 第41-47页 |
| 2.4.1 Isabel and Nick-Representatives of the Dominant Social Values | 第41-43页 |
| 2.4.2 Isabel-A Victim of the Hedonistic and Violent society | 第43-44页 |
| 2.4.3 Nick-A Victim of the Corrupt Society | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter Three Ethical Situations Based on Human-otherRelationship | 第47-64页 |
| 3.1 The Relationship Between Family Members | 第47-61页 |
| 3.1.1 The Deformed Family Ethics | 第47-48页 |
| 3.1.2 The Relationship Between Husband and Wife | 第48-52页 |
| 3.1.2.1 Violation of Marriage Ethics---Loveless Marriages | 第48-51页 |
| 3.1.2.2 Violation of Marriage Ethics---Adultery | 第51-52页 |
| 3.1.3 The Relationship Between Parents and Children | 第52-60页 |
| 3.1.3.1 Lack of Maternal Love | 第53-56页 |
| 3.1.3.2 Irresponsible Fathers----Bad Models for Children | 第56-60页 |
| 3.1.4 The Sibling Relationship---Owen and Kirsten | 第60-61页 |
| 3.2 The Relationship Between Friends | 第61-64页 |
| 3.2.1 The Friendship Full of Betrayal and Deceit | 第61-62页 |
| 3.2.2 The Friendship Full of Estrangement and Distrust | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Four Human-self Relationship | 第64-80页 |
| 4.1 Maurice: A Model of Moral Maturity and Self Perfection | 第65-66页 |
| 4.2 Self loss in the Ethical Selections | 第66-73页 |
| 4.2.1 Isabel: Ethical Obligations vs. Hedonism | 第66-69页 |
| 4.2.2 Nick: Conflicting between Good Conscience and Personal Desires | 第69-73页 |
| 4.3 Self Loss and Self-split in Ethical Dilemmas | 第73-80页 |
| 4.3.1 Kirsten: Ethical Obligation vs. Ethical Taboo-Incest and Patricide | 第73-76页 |
| 4.3.2 Owen: Ethical Obligation vs. Ethical Taboo-Matricide | 第76-80页 |
| Conclusion | 第80-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87-88页 |
| 简历 | 第88-89页 |
| 在学期间的研究成果及发表的学术论文 | 第89页 |
