| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-23页 |
| ·Introduction to Ecocriticism | 第11-16页 |
| ·Ethnical Basis of Ecocriticism | 第11-13页 |
| ·Aesthetic Basis of Ecocriticism | 第13-15页 |
| ·Philosophical Basis of Ecocriticism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter | 第16-23页 |
| ·Hawthorne’s Life and The Scarlet Letter | 第16-19页 |
| ·Major Aspects of Studies on The Scarlet Letter | 第19-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Natural Ecology in The Scarlet Letter | 第23-30页 |
| ·Hawthorne’s View on Natural Ecology | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Reflections of Nature in The Scarlet Letter | 第24-27页 |
| ·Destruction of Nature | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Scene of the Prison | 第25-26页 |
| ·Bellingham’s Barren Garden | 第26-27页 |
| ·Exploring the Relationship between Man and Nature | 第27-30页 |
| ·Hester Prynne: Life in Nature | 第27-28页 |
| ·Pearl: Deep Love for Nature | 第28-29页 |
| ·Dimmesdale: Yearning for Truthfulness in Nature | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Social Ecology in The Scarlet Letter | 第30-40页 |
| ·The Harshness of the Puritanical Social System | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Conflicts between Religion and Human Nature | 第31-36页 |
| ·The Alienation of Hester and Pearl from Society | 第31-33页 |
| ·Dimmesdale: the Conflicts of His Two Identities | 第33-34页 |
| ·Chillingworth：a Deformed and Distorted Figure | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Reestablishment of Harmonious Relationship | 第36-40页 |
| ·Hester’s Gradual Establishment of Harmony with Residents | 第36-38页 |
| ·Pearl’s Final Reunion with Dimmesdale | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 5 Spiritual Ecology in The Scarlet Letter | 第40-50页 |
| ·The Distortion of Characters’ Mentality | 第40-45页 |
| ·Misplaced Spiritual Ecology | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Spirit of Evil and Selfishness: Chillingworth | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Hypocrisy and Painfulness: Dimmesdale | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Growth of Characters’ Spirit | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Gradual Conversion of Ideology in Residents’ Mind | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Ultimate Salvation of Dimmesdale’s Spirit | 第46-47页 |
| ·The Spiritual Blooming of the Heroine | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第50-51页 |
| References | 第51-54页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间取得的学术成果 | 第54-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55页 |
