| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 内容提要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| ·Puritanism | 第9-12页 |
| ·The Origin of Puritanism | 第9-10页 |
| ·Major Tenets of Puritanism | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Influences of Puritanism on Hawthorne | 第11-12页 |
| ·Transcendentalism | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Origin of Transcendentalism | 第12页 |
| ·Major Concepts of Transcendentalism | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Influences of Transcendentalism on Hawthorne | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Structure of the paper | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| ·Research Situation in the U.S. and other Western Countries | 第16-18页 |
| ·His Contemporary Reviews | 第17页 |
| ·Modern Essays on the Romance | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research Situation in China | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Hawthorne and The Blithedale Romance | 第20-27页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to Hawthorne and some Background Information of The Blithedale Romance | 第20-21页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Religious Background and Death Complex | 第21-24页 |
| ·Emerson's Views on Reform, Romantic Idealism, Brook Farm and their Influences on Hawthorne | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 4 Zenobia's Death | 第27-51页 |
| ·Major Factors leading to Zenobia's Death | 第29-42页 |
| ·God | 第30页 |
| ·Nature | 第30-32页 |
| ·The Society | 第32-33页 |
| ·Other Individuals | 第33-42页 |
| ·Hollingsworth & Zenobia | 第34-36页 |
| ·Priscilla & Zenobia | 第36-38页 |
| ·Coverdale & Zenobia | 第38-42页 |
| ·Zenobia's Way of Death | 第42-46页 |
| ·The Religious Symbol of Water | 第42-43页 |
| ·Zenobia's Historical Prototype | 第43-46页 |
| ·Margaret Fuller | 第43-44页 |
| ·Zenobia & Margret Fuller | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Description of Zenobia's Death | 第46-48页 |
| ·The Horrible Scene of Zenobia's Death | 第46-47页 |
| ·Historical Source of Zenobia's Death | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Influences of Zenobia's Death on Other Characters | 第48-51页 |
| ·The Influence of Zenobia's Death on Hollingsworth | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Influence of Zenobia's Death on Priscilla | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |
