| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-19页 |
| 1.1 An Introduction to Hardy and Tess of D’Urbervilles | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 An Introduction to Cao Xueqin and Dream of the Red Chamber | 第10-12页 |
| 1.3 The Similarities between the Two Novelists and Two novels | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 Literature Review | 第13-18页 |
| 1.4.1 Literature Review of Tess of D’Urbervilles | 第13-15页 |
| 1.4.2 Literature Review of Dream of the Red Chamber | 第15-17页 |
| 1.4.3 Literature Review of Comparative Studies upon Two Novels | 第17-18页 |
| 1.5 Thesis Statement | 第18-19页 |
| 2 Theoretical Foundation | 第19-27页 |
| 2.1 The Background and Evolving of Marxist Feminism | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2 Engels’ Ideas in Marxist Feminist Theory | 第22-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Women’s Economy and Class Situation | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Women’s Subordinate Position in Patriarchal Society | 第24-27页 |
| 3 Tragedies Caused by Status of Economy and Class | 第27-34页 |
| 3.1 Tess and Third Sister Yu’s Status of Economy | 第27-31页 |
| 3.1.1 Tess’ Deteriorating Economic Condition | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Third Sister Yu’s Dependent Economic Condition | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2 Tess and Third Sister Yu’s Status of Class | 第31-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Tess’ Declining Status of Class | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2.2 Third Sister Yu’s inferior Status of Class | 第32-34页 |
| 4 Tragedies Caused by Subordinate Position in Patriarchal Society | 第34-48页 |
| 4.1 Tess and Third Sister Yu’s Humiliation under Male-dominated Values | 第34-37页 |
| 4.1.1 Tess’ Loss of Virginity | 第34-36页 |
| 4.1.2 Third Sister Yu’s Loss of Reputation | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2 Angel and Liu Hsiang-lien’s Hypocritical Morality | 第37-40页 |
| 4.2.1 Angel’s Abandonment | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2.2 Liu Hsiang-lien’s Refusal | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3 Tess and Third Sister Yu’s Helplessness under the Unjust Law | 第40-43页 |
| 4.3.1 Tess’ Death by Hanging | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3.2 Third Sister Yu’s Suicide | 第42-43页 |
| 4.4 Tess and Third Sister Yu’s Insubordinate Personalities | 第43-48页 |
| 4.4.1 Tess’ Independence and Rebellion | 第43-45页 |
| 4.4.2 Third Sister Yu’s Sagacity and Rebellion | 第45-48页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| References | 第51-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53-54页 |
