| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| Chapter One An Archetypal Analysis of the Main Characters | 第19-32页 |
| ·Hester | 第19-24页 |
| ·The Archetype of Eve | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Archetype of Virgin Mary | 第22-24页 |
| ·Chillingworth | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Archetype of Satan | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Archetype of a Prophet | 第26-27页 |
| ·Dimmesdale | 第27-32页 |
| ·The Archetype of Adam | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Archetype of a Saint | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Two A Psychological Analysis of the Conflicts Caused by Religious Ideas | 第32-42页 |
| ·Conflicts Experienced by Hester | 第32-35页 |
| ·Conflicts Experienced by Chillingworth | 第35-37页 |
| ·Conflicts Experienced by Dimmesdale | 第37-42页 |
| Chapter Three A Tentative Analysis of Hawthorne's Conflicting Attitudes | 第42-51页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Conflicting Sentiments towards his Ancestors and Irregularity of Life | 第42-47页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Ambivalence Reflected by Hester and Dimmesdale | 第47-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Works Cited and Consulted | 第53-57页 |
