| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-10页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 2. Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter | 第14-19页 |
| ·A brief introduction to Hawthorne | 第14-15页 |
| ·Hawthorne's religious background | 第15-16页 |
| ·Some comments on Hawthorne's works and literary style | 第16-19页 |
| 3. The Analysis of Dimmesdale's Psychological Conflicts | 第19-47页 |
| ·The conflicts between the Puritan society and feeling | 第20-28页 |
| ·Puritanism | 第20-21页 |
| ·Self and community | 第21-24页 |
| ·Doctrines and desire | 第24-25页 |
| ·Releasing and oppressing | 第25-28页 |
| ·The conflicts between honesty and hypocrisy | 第28-47页 |
| ·Confession and unconfession | 第28-32页 |
| ·Acoward and a hypocrite | 第32-35页 |
| ·Inner self and outer self | 第35-37页 |
| ·The ultimate sermon: the instrument for Dimmesdale's self-conversion | 第37-41页 |
| ·The self-conversion of Dimmesdale | 第41-44页 |
| ·The psychological progression of Dimmesdale | 第44-47页 |
| 4. The Causes of Dimmesdale's Psychological Conflicts | 第47-51页 |
| ·Puritan morality | 第47-49页 |
| ·Guilt | 第49-51页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
