| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-24页 |
| ·Literature and Religion | 第10-12页 |
| ·About the Authors and Their Works | 第12-24页 |
| ·Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter | 第12-19页 |
| ·Colleen McCullough and The Thorn Birds | 第19-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Carriers of the Themes | 第24-52页 |
| ·Hester versus Meggie | 第24-33页 |
| ·Fallen Women | 第25-28页 |
| ·Revolting and Questing Women | 第28-33页 |
| ·Dimmesdale versus Ralph | 第33-40页 |
| ·Outer Sphere: Messengers of God | 第33-35页 |
| ·Inner Sphere: Martyrs of Inner Tortures | 第35-40页 |
| ·Chillingworth versus Luke | 第40-46页 |
| ·Cuckolded Husbands | 第40-43页 |
| ·Husbands' Reactions | 第43-46页 |
| ·Pearl versus Dane | 第46-52页 |
| ·Importance of Their Existences | 第46-48页 |
| ·Their Values to Their Parents | 第48-52页 |
| Chapter 3 Authors' Value Orientation | 第52-81页 |
| ·Views on Religion and Morality | 第52-59页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Conflicting Ideas of Puritanism | 第53-57页 |
| ·McCullough's Negative Attitude towards Religion | 第57-59页 |
| ·Views on Women | 第59-70页 |
| ·Influences of Feminism | 第60-62页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Conflicting Views on Women | 第62-67页 |
| ·McCullough's Modern Views on Women | 第67-70页 |
| ·Views on Happiness and Misery | 第70-81页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Views on Happiness and Misery | 第71-75页 |
| ·McCullough's Views on Happiness and Misery | 第75-81页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第81-86页 |
| Works Cited | 第86-89页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第89页 |
