| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| 内容提要 | 第6-12页 |
| Synopsis | 第12-17页 |
| Part Ⅰ Introduction | 第17-24页 |
| 1.1 A Biographical Note on the Author | 第18-21页 |
| 1.2 Main Plots of Her Novels | 第21-24页 |
| Part Ⅱ The Author's Delineation of Her Male Characters | 第24-47页 |
| 2.1 Those Who Are As Perfect As Saints | 第25-37页 |
| 2.2 Those Who Would Be Perfect but for Some Kind of 'sins' | 第37-47页 |
| Part Ⅲ The Contributory Factors in Gaskell's Male Characterization | 第47-67页 |
| 3.1 Victorian Social Values | 第47-54页 |
| 3.2 Religious Belief of Unitarianism | 第54-59页 |
| 3.3 Family Background | 第59-67页 |
| Part Ⅳ Conclusion | 第67-71页 |
| 4.1 Significance for Social Life | 第68-69页 |
| 4.2 Significance for Family Life | 第69-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-72页 |