| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Ⅰ Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| Ⅱ Puritanism | 第14-22页 |
| ·Origin and decline of Puritanism in America | 第14-15页 |
| ·Puritanism's beliefs and values | 第15-22页 |
| Ⅲ Puritanism in The Scarlet Letter | 第22-39页 |
| ·Intolerance of the Puritan community in The Scarlet Letter | 第22-24页 |
| ·Influences of Puritanism upon characters in The Scarlet Letter | 第24-32页 |
| ·Hester Prynne's resistance to the persecutions of Puritanism | 第24-26页 |
| ·Dimmesdale's conflicts between Puritan morality and adultery | 第26-30页 |
| ·Pearl-the green letter of "A" in Puritanism | 第30-32页 |
| ·Persecutions of Puritanism to witches | 第32-39页 |
| ·Witchcraft in The Scarlet Letter | 第32-36页 |
| ·Victims in the 1692 witch trials vs Hester Prynne | 第36-37页 |
| ·Sewall's apology vs Dimmesdale's confession | 第37-39页 |
| Ⅳ Issues Related with Puritanism in The Scarlet Letter | 第39-52页 |
| ·Issue of separation of church and state | 第39-41页 |
| ·Issue of single mother | 第41-43页 |
| ·Issue of physical punishment | 第43-45页 |
| ·Issue of child guardianship | 第45-48页 |
| ·Issue of immoral clergyman | 第48-52页 |
| Ⅴ Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Papers published during MA program | 第57页 |
