| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| Chapter one Formation of Hawthorne's Attitude towards Women | 第17-28页 |
| ·Family factors which influenced the formation of Hawthorne's attitude towards Women | 第17-20页 |
| ·Social factors | 第20-25页 |
| ·The first feminist movement | 第20-23页 |
| ·The changing role of women's | 第23-25页 |
| ·Influence of feminist Margaret Fuller | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Two Hawthorne's Pro-feminist Attitude towards Women Embodied inThe Scarlet letter | 第28-42页 |
| ·The establishment of Hester's subject status in The Scarlet Letter | 第28-31页 |
| ·Hawthorne's appreciation for Hester implied in the portrait of her image | 第31-32页 |
| ·Hawthorne's approval of Hester's rebellion | 第32-38页 |
| ·Hester's rebellion against irrational marriage | 第32-34页 |
| ·Hester's rebellion against local governing | 第34-36页 |
| ·Hester's rebellion against puritan doctrines | 第36-38页 |
| ·Hester's independence and persistent pursuit of happiness | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Three Hawthorne's Anti-feminist Attitude towards Women | 第42-50页 |
| ·Hester's return to the patriarchy society | 第43-47页 |
| ·Hawthorne's acceptance of the patriarchal expectation for women | 第47-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-54页 |
| Publications | 第54页 |
