| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| List of Abbreviation | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| Chapter One An Analysis of the Influence of Puritanism on Hawthorne | 第16-29页 |
| ·Historical Development of Puritanism | 第16-19页 |
| ·Puritanism's Influence on Hawthorne's Thought and Writing | 第19-29页 |
| Chapter Two Puritanism Reflected in The Scarlet Letter | 第29-58页 |
| ·Puritans in the 17~(th) Century in the Novel | 第30-39页 |
| ·The Setting of the Novel | 第30-33页 |
| ·Puritans' Life in the Novel | 第33-39页 |
| ·Puritanic Elements Demonstrated by the characters | 第39-58页 |
| ·Original Sin of the Characters | 第39-42页 |
| ·Hester Prynne-A Rebel against Puritan Conventions | 第42-49页 |
| ·Dimmesdale-A Devout Puritan Authority | 第49-52页 |
| ·Chillingworth-An Envious Satan | 第52-55页 |
| ·Pearl-Embodiment of Nature | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Three Hawthorne's Interpretation of Puritanism in the Novel | 第58-74页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Interpretation of the Sin and its Solution | 第58-63页 |
| ·The Definition of the Sin | 第58-60页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Solution to the Sins | 第60-63页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Attitude toward the Puritans | 第63-65页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Illustration of the Relationship between Nature,Art,Science and Religion | 第65-71页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Attitude toward Women and Marriage | 第71-74页 |
| Conclusion | 第74-76页 |
| Works Cited and Consulted | 第76-80页 |
