| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第7-16页 |
| 1.1 Mrs. Gaskell and Her North and South | 第7-8页 |
| 1.2 Critical Review of Mrs. Gaskell and Her Works | 第8-12页 |
| 1.2.1 Studies Abroad | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2.2 Studies at Home | 第10-12页 |
| 1.3 A Brief Introduction to Ethical Literary Criticism | 第12-14页 |
| 1.4 The Feasibility and Significance of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Building a Harmonious Human-Nature Relationship | 第16-26页 |
| 2.1 Ecological Ethical Crisis: Environmental Pollution and Its Consequences | 第16-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Milton’s Environmental Pollution | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 The Consequences of Environmental Pollution | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2 Mrs. Gaskell’s Ecological Ethical Appeal: Building an Environmental-Friendly Homeland | 第21-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Margaret’s Love for Nature | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Mrs. Gaskell’s Yearning for a Harmonious Homeland | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Establishing a Friendly Human-other Relationship | 第26-40页 |
| 3.1 The Gender Relationship: From Inequality to Equality | 第26-33页 |
| 3.1.1 The Unequal Gender Relationship in the Victorian Age | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.2 Margaret’s Striving for Equality | 第28-33页 |
| 3.2 The Labor-capital Relationship: From Clash to Compromise | 第33-40页 |
| 3.2.1 The Conflict between the Capitalists and the Labourers | 第34-37页 |
| 3.2.2 The Reconciliation between the Capitalists and the Labourers | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Pursuing Inner Balance and Ethical Salvation | 第40-48页 |
| 4.1 Mr. Hale’s Spiritual Redemption | 第41-44页 |
| 4.1.1 Mr. Hale’s Religious Doubts | 第41-42页 |
| 4.1.2 Mr. Hale’s Ethical Choice | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2 Mr. Thornton’s Moral Relief | 第44-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Mr. Thornton’s Psychological Pressure | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Mr. Thornton’s Spiritual Relief | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-54页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第54-55页 |
| 在读期间公开发表论文（著）及科研情况 | 第55页 |
