| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Previous studies on The Scarlet Letter | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1.1 Overseas studies on The Scarlet Letter | 第12-13页 |
| 1.1.2 Chinese studies on The Scarlet Letter | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1.3 Commentary on previous studies | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research questions and research methodology | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Purposes and significances of the study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK:ECOFEMINISM | 第17-22页 |
| 2.1 The formation of ecofeminism as a theory | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 The basic principles of ecofeminism as a literary criticism | 第18-20页 |
| 2.3 The application of ecofeminism in literature analysis | 第20-22页 |
| CHAPTER THREE M-F RELATIONSHIP BOTH REVEALED IN THE SCARLETLETTER AND ADVOCATED BY ECOFEMINISM | 第22-41页 |
| 3.1 The relationship between male and female in The Scarlet Letter from ecofeminist perspective | 第22-37页 |
| 3.1.1 Hester and Chillingworth:oppression, manipulation and rebellion | 第22-27页 |
| 3.1.2 Hester and Dimmesdale:oppression, protection and salvation | 第27-31页 |
| 3.1.3 Hester and other minor male characters | 第31-33页 |
| 3.1.4 Pearl and Dimmesdale:intimacy and urge | 第33-36页 |
| 3.1.5 Pearl and other minor male characters:indifference and incompatibility | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2 Ideal M-F relationship advocated by ecofeminism | 第37-41页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR H-N RELATIONSHIP BOTH REVEALED IN THE SCARLET LETTERAND ADVOCATED BY ECOFEMINISM | 第41-51页 |
| 4.1 The relationship between human and nature in The Scarlet Letter from ecofeminist perspective | 第41-48页 |
| 4.1.1 Chillingworth:exploitation of nature | 第41-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Hester:attaching to nature | 第43-45页 |
| 4.1.3 Pearl:representative of nature | 第45-48页 |
| 4.2 Harmonious H-N relationship advocated by ecofeminism | 第48-51页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第51-55页 |
| 5.1 Major findings and implication | 第51-53页 |
| 5.2 Limitation of the study and suggestions for future studies | 第53-55页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第55-60页 |
| ACKOWLEDGEMENTS | 第60-61页 |
| PAPAERS PUBLISHED DURING POSTGRADUATE STUDIES | 第61页 |
