| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-19页 |
| 1.1 William Faulkner and Absalom, Absalom! | 第8-11页 |
| 1.2 Literary Review | 第11-15页 |
| 1.3 Introduction to Ethical Literary Criticism | 第15-17页 |
| 1.4 Outline of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 The Ethical Analysis of Sutpen's Tragedy | 第19-31页 |
| 2.1 The Influences of the South Ethical Environment on Sutpen | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1.1 The Influence of Racial Discrimination | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.2 The Influence of Wealth Disparity | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 The Ethical Identity Crisis of Sutpen | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.1 The Aspiration for Social Identity | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 The Absence of Family Identity | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3 The Ethical Choice of Sutpen | 第26-31页 |
| 2.3.1 The Pursuit of Fortune Controlled by Human Factor | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.2 The Pursuit of Inheritor Controlled by Animal Factor | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Henry's Violation of Ethical Taboo | 第31-39页 |
| 3.1 The Incestuous Thought with Family Members | 第31-34页 |
| 3.1.1 The Affection for Sister Judith | 第31-33页 |
| 3.1.2 The Homosexuality for Brother Bon | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2 The Murdering of Charles Bon | 第34-39页 |
| 3.2.1 The Ethical Dilemma of Henry | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.2 The Ethical Choices of Henry | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 4 The Confusion of Charles Bon's Ethical Identity | 第39-47页 |
| 4.1 The Ignorance of Ethical Identity as Brother | 第39-43页 |
| 4.1.1 The Ethical Identity as Friend to Henry | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.2 The Ethical Identity as Lover to Judith | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2 The Ethical Confusion as Hybrid | 第43-47页 |
| 4.2.1 The Ethical Confusion of Society | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.2 The Ethical Confusion of Family | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter 5 The Reconstruction of Ethical Order | 第47-52页 |
| 5.1 The Defiance of Judith to Racialism | 第47-49页 |
| 5.2 The Perdition of Sutpen's Hundred | 第49-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| Appendix A 攻读学位期间发表的学位论文 | 第57-58页 |
| Appendix B 详细中文摘要 | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
