| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-19页 |
| 1.1 Khaled Hosseini and His Works | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第11-17页 |
| 1.3 Significance and Layout of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Origin and Features of Scapegoat Image on Mariam and Nila | 第19-34页 |
| 2.1 Origin of Scapegoat Image as Nightingale in the Novels | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Nila as an Afghan Songbird | 第19页 |
| 2.1.2 Mariam as a Singing Nightingale | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Origin of Scapegoat Image in Mythological Archetypes | 第20-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Sanctified Scapegoat in the Bible | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Revengeful Scapegoat in Metamorphoses | 第23-26页 |
| 2.3 Archetypal Feature as Exiled Mariam and Nila | 第26-30页 |
| 2.3.1 Mariam as a Wanderer Away from Home | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.2 Nila as an Outsider in the Muslim Culture | 第28-30页 |
| 2.4 Archetytal Features as Voiced Mariam and Voiceless Nila | 第30-34页 |
| 2.4.1 Mariam as the Awakening Lamb | 第30-32页 |
| 2.4.2 Nila as the Lost Lamb | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Three Mariam and Nila as Scapegoats under the Four Patterns of Persecution | 第34-45页 |
| 3.1 The Appearance of the Crisis | 第34-37页 |
| 3.1.1 External Factors of the Crisis | 第34-36页 |
| 3.1.2 Internal Factors of the Crisis | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2 The Accusation against Mariam and Nila | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2.1 Mariam Accused of Infertility | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2.2 Nila Accused of Anti-tradition | 第39页 |
| 3.3 Mariam and Nila's Special Marks | 第39-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Illegitimate Mariam and Lunatic Nila | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3.2 Ugly Mariam and Beautiful Nila | 第41-42页 |
| 3.4 Collective Persecution on Mariam and Nila | 第42-45页 |
| 3.4.1 Mariam and Nila's Nominal Marriages | 第43-44页 |
| 3.4.2 Mariam Abandoned by Father and Nila Betrayed by Daughter | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| 4.1 Major Findings | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第46-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50-51页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间科研成果 | 第51页 |
