| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-19页 |
| 1.1 Khaled Hosseini and His Works | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第10-15页 |
| 1.3 Ethical Literary Criticism | 第15-17页 |
| 1.4 Significance and Layout of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Ethical Environment in Religion and Patriarchy | 第19-29页 |
| 2.1 Dominant Position of Islam in Afghanistan | 第19-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Life Guidance for Afghans | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Extreme Religious Control of Taliban | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 Patriarchal System in Afghanistan | 第24-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Long Existence of Patriarchy in Afghanistan | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Reasons for Patriarchy in Afghanistan | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Ethical Predicament in Family and Society | 第29-42页 |
| 3.1 Ethical Predicament in Family | 第29-35页 |
| 3.1.1 Illegitimate “Harami”: Disorder of Ethical Emotion | 第29-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Coldness of Fariba: Lack of Ethical Emotion | 第31-33页 |
| 3.1.3 Male Chauvinism of Rasheed: Estrangement of Ethical Relationship | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2 Ethical Predicament in Society | 第35-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Independent People or Men’s Possession: Marginalization of Females | 第36-39页 |
| 3.2.2 Compatriot or Enemy: Complex Domestic Situation | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Ethical Choice in Family and Society | 第42-55页 |
| 4.1 Ethical Choice in Family | 第42-48页 |
| 4.1.1 Rejection of Illegitimate Birth | 第42-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Self-imposed Enclosure | 第44-46页 |
| 4.1.3 Tyranny within the Family | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2 Ethical Choice in Society | 第48-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Two Heroines’ Painstaking Resistance | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2.2 Oppositional Choices between Destructive Forces and Constructive Forces | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| 5.1 Summary | 第55-56页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Further Studies | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间科研成果 | 第62页 |
