| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-32页 |
| Ⅰ. Gaskell’s Achievement and the Argument of this Dissertation Gaskell’s Achievement | 第12-16页 |
| Ⅱ. Critical Survey of the Studies on Gaskell’s Social Novels | 第16-26页 |
| III. Theoretical Framework and Organization of the Dissertation Theoretical Framework | 第26-32页 |
| Chapter One Mary Barton: "A Lost and Return Lamb" | 第32-61页 |
| Ⅰ A Victim of "Romantic" Dream | 第33-44页 |
| Ⅱ Awakening of Self-consciousness to Social Reality | 第44-61页 |
| Chapter Two Ruth Hilton: A Canonized Saint in the Harsh World | 第61-97页 |
| Ⅰ The "Fallen" Angel in Victorian Society | 第62-77页 |
| Ⅱ Moral Redemption in Hostile Environment | 第77-97页 |
| Chapter Three Margaret Hale: A New Woman between North and South | 第97-125页 |
| Ⅰ A Utopian Mediator between "Two Nations" | 第98-115页 |
| Ⅱ A Romantic Explorer for New Ethics | 第115-125页 |
| Conclusion | 第125-129页 |
| Works Cited | 第129-139页 |
