| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第10-14页 |
| ·The Layout of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 A Theoretical Survey of the New Historicism Criticism | 第16-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Catharine Maria Sedgwick and Hope Leslie | 第20-26页 |
| ·Historical Facts about Catherine Maria Sedgwick | 第20-23页 |
| ·The Historical Romance of Hope Leslie | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter 4 Historical Events and Figures in History and Sedgwick’s Fiction | 第26-35页 |
| ·The Pequot War | 第27-29页 |
| ·Witchcraft Trials in Salem | 第29-31页 |
| ·Historical Figures Represented by Sedgwick | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter 5 Sedgwick’s Portrayal of Female Figures in Hope Leslie | 第35-56页 |
| ·The Women’s Role in Society at Sedgwick’s Time | 第35-37页 |
| ·Sedgwick’s Portrayal of Major Female Figures in Hope Leslie | 第37-56页 |
| ·Hope Leslie —“The Wide Bird” with a Spirit of Light and Love | 第38-46页 |
| ·Magawisca—The Indian Bird Singing in the Dungeon | 第46-51页 |
| ·Esther Downing—A Canary Bird Finally out of Its Cage | 第51-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
