| 中文摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-29页 |
| 1.1 An Brief Introduction of Joyce Carol Oates and Her Works | 第10-14页 |
| 1.2 Ethical Literary Criticism | 第14-22页 |
| 1.2.1 Western Ethical Criticism:Its Origins and Development | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2.2 Ethical Literary Criticism in China | 第17-22页 |
| 1.2.2.1 The Theoretical Introduction of Ethical Literary Criticism | 第17-20页 |
| 1.2.2.2 The Application of Ethical Literary Criticism | 第20-22页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review on Joyce Carol Oates | 第22-26页 |
| 1.3.1 Foreign Studies on Joyce Carol Oates | 第22-24页 |
| 1.3.2 Domestic Studies on Joyce Carol Oates | 第24-26页 |
| 1.4 Literature Review on Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang | 第26-27页 |
| 1.5 The Aim and Structure of This Thesis | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Two Ethical Relationship Between Two Sexes | 第29-46页 |
| 2.1 The Violent Battles Between Two Sexes | 第30-38页 |
| 2.1.1 Men's Violence and Oppression | 第31-34页 |
| 2.1.2 The Violent Revenge of Foxfire Girls Agaies Men | 第34-38页 |
| 2.2 The Estrangcmcnt Bettween Two Sexes | 第38-43页 |
| 2.2.1 Men's Prejudice Against Foxfire Sisters | 第39-41页 |
| 2.2.2 Deliberate Isolation from Men and Female Chauvinism | 第41-43页 |
| 2.3 The Reconstruction of the Relationship Between Two Sexes | 第43-44页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Three Ethical Relationship Among Foxfire Girls: Sisterhood | 第46-57页 |
| 3.1 The Power of Foxfire Sisterhood: Healing and Voicing | 第47-50页 |
| 3.2 Feminist Consciousness: The Transcendence of Sisterhood | 第50-53页 |
| 3.3 The Limitations of Foxfire Sisterhood | 第53-56页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter Four Ethical Relationship Among Family members | 第57-66页 |
| 4.1 The Absence of Family Love | 第58-61页 |
| 4.2 The Absence of Good Family Role Models | 第61-64页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Five Relationship Between Human and Society | 第66-83页 |
| 5.1 The Injustice of the Justice System | 第67-72页 |
| 5.2 Class Polarization—Class Discrimination and Antagonism | 第72-76页 |
| 5.3 Money-oriented Society——the Alienation and Moral Decline | 第76-78页 |
| 5.4 Serious Moral Crisis——False Ethics | 第78-81页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第81-83页 |
| Conclusion | 第83-85页 |
| Bibliography | 第85-90页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第90-91页 |
| 个人简历 | 第91-92页 |
| 在学期间的研究成果及发表的学位论文 | 第92页 |
