| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1. A Brief Introduction to Philip Roth | 第12-13页 |
| 2. The Human Stain and the Research on the Book at Home and Abroad | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Background | 第16-21页 |
| 1.1 The Development of Narrative Ethics | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2 The Concept of Narrative Ethics | 第17-20页 |
| 1.3 The Research Methods of the Dissertation | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Two Narrative Ethics at the Story Level | 第21-27页 |
| 2.1 Racial Discrimination and Political Correctness | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Love and Moral Sanction | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 War Trauma and Patriotism | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Narrative Ethics at the Narrating Level | 第27-52页 |
| 3.1 The Ethical Meaning of Narrative Focalization | 第27-36页 |
| 3.1.1 External Focalization | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.2 First-person Focalization | 第29-32页 |
| 3.1.3 Cross-border Focalization | 第32-36页 |
| 3.2 The Ethical Effects of Narrative Time | 第36-43页 |
| 3.2.1 The Function of Recalling Narration | 第38-41页 |
| 3.2.2 The Function of Flash Forward Narration | 第41-43页 |
| 3.3 The Construction of Narrative Ethics | 第43-52页 |
| 3.3.1 The Construction of Narrative Ethics through Implied Author | 第43-50页 |
| 3.3.2 Readers' Participation in the Construction of Narrative Ethics | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-55页 |
