| Table of Contents | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract （Chinese） | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract （English） | 第7-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-25页 |
| Ⅰ． A Brief Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Literary Works | 第10-15页 |
| Ⅱ． A Brief Review of Literary Criticism about Nathaniel Hawthorne | 第15-21页 |
| Ⅲ． The Aim of This Paper | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter 2 The Moral Theme in Hawthorne's Short Stories | 第25-43页 |
| Ⅰ． Hawthorne and Puritan Writing | 第25-27页 |
| Ⅱ． The Theme of the Original Sin | 第27-32页 |
| Ⅲ． The Theme of Isolation and Alienation | 第32-37页 |
| Ⅳ． The Theme of the Relation Between Man and Science | 第37-43页 |
| Chapter 3 The Moral Theme in Hawthorne's Four Romances | 第43-88页 |
| Ⅰ． The Scarlet Letter——A Love Story of Sins | 第43-54页 |
| Ⅱ． The House of the Seven Gables-A Repentance of the Sins of Fathers | 第54-63页 |
| Ⅲ． The Blithedale Romance——A Dream of Utopianism | 第63-75页 |
| Ⅳ． The Marble Faun——Moral Maturity through Crimes | 第75-88页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第88-111页 |
| Ⅰ． A Source Study of Hawthorne's Moral Theme | 第88-98页 |
| Ⅱ． Hawthorne's Great Contribution to American and World Literature | 第98-105页 |
| Ⅲ． Conclusion | 第105-111页 |
| Select Bibliography | 第111-112页 |
