| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-26页 |
| Brief Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Works | 第10-13页 |
| Literature Review | 第13页 |
| Research Abroad | 第13-14页 |
| Research at Home | 第14-16页 |
| Research on The Scarlet Letter | 第16页 |
| Research on The Scarlet Letter Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| Research at Home | 第18-20页 |
| Thesis Statement | 第20页 |
| A Brief Introduction to Sociohistorical Criticism | 第20-22页 |
| Key Word to Define—Nostalgia | 第22-23页 |
| The Structure of the Thesis | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter One Nostalgia for the Lost Homeland | 第26-39页 |
| ·Seeking for Original Hometown of America | 第26-31页 |
| ·Praise of the wilderness of the New England | 第26-30页 |
| ·Praise of the wilderness of New England: Place for Self-salvation | 第27-28页 |
| ·Praise of the wilderness of New England: Place for Freedom | 第28-29页 |
| ·Praise of the wilderness of New England: Source of Life and Love | 第29-30页 |
| ·Honoring to the New England | 第30-31页 |
| ·Honoring to its Lifestyle | 第31页 |
| ·Criticizing the Decayed Reality | 第31-39页 |
| ·Regret for the Decline of Custom House | 第32-35页 |
| ·Regret for Physical Decline of Custom House | 第32-33页 |
| ·Regret for Spiritual Decline of Custom House | 第33-35页 |
| ·Regret for the Decay of Salem | 第35-39页 |
| ·Regret for the Decay of the Place | 第35-37页 |
| ·Regret for the Fading of its Culture | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Two Nostalgia for the Puritanism | 第39-51页 |
| ·Defense for the Morality of Puritanism | 第39-46页 |
| ·Appreciation to the Theory of Original Sin | 第40-43页 |
| ·Helping People to Keep Self-examining | 第40-42页 |
| ·Leading People to Repent | 第42-43页 |
| ·Appreciation to Puritan Traditions | 第43-46页 |
| ·Appreciation to the Virtue of Hard Working | 第44-45页 |
| ·Appreciation to the Virtue of Simplicity | 第45-46页 |
| ·Agreement on its Function of Regulating | 第46-51页 |
| ·Agreement on its Regulating on Individuals | 第47-49页 |
| ·Agreement on its Regulating on Society | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Three Nostalgia for the past Tradition | 第51-65页 |
| ·Admiring the Past Social Tradition | 第51-55页 |
| ·Admiring the Public’s Natural Way of Lliving | 第52-53页 |
| ·Admiring People’s Respect to the Ancestors’ Experiences | 第53-55页 |
| ·Criticizing the Radical Modern Civilization | 第55-65页 |
| ·Hawthorne’s Suspicion of Female Rebellion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Hawthorne’s Resistance to the Scientific Development | 第58-65页 |
| ·Cause of the Loss of Humanity | 第58-61页 |
| ·Cause of Alienation in Society | 第61-65页 |
| Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Research Findings | 第65-66页 |
| The Significance of this Study | 第66页 |
| The Possibility of Further Research | 第66-67页 |
| Works Cited | 第67-69页 |
