| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract(in Chinese) | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1. Purpose and Significance of the Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| 2. Structure of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One John Updike and Scarlet Letter Trilogy | 第12-17页 |
| ·John Updike and His Main Works | 第12-14页 |
| ·Scarlet Letter Trilogy:Literature Review | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two The Theory of Parody | 第17-23页 |
| ·A Brief Survey of Parody | 第17-20页 |
| ·Parody:Actualization of Intertextuality | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Three Parody of the Themes in Scarlet Letter Trilogy | 第23-40页 |
| ·Parody of the Adulterous Theme | 第23-30页 |
| ·Parody of the Religious Theme | 第30-40页 |
| Chapter Four Parody of the Characters in Scarlet Letter Trilogy | 第40-52页 |
| ·Marshfield—Modernized Dimmesdale in Scarlet Letter Trilogy | 第41-44页 |
| ·Roger Lambert—Modernized Chillingworth in Scarlet Letter Trilogy | 第44-48页 |
| ·Sarah—Modernized Hester in Scarlet Letter Trilogy | 第48-52页 |
| Chapter Five The Shift of Narrative Perspective to Deconstruct Omniscience | 第52-59页 |
| ·Deconstructing Hawthorne's Omniscience | 第52-55页 |
| ·Parodying to Accommodate the Changed Social Consciousness | 第55-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| Notes | 第61-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-70页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的论文 | 第70页 |