| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| abstract | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第11-22页 |
| 0.1 Maya Angelou and I Know Why the Caged Birds Sings | 第11-16页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| 0.3 Thesis Statement | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Foundation | 第22-29页 |
| 1.1 The Origin and Development of Ethical Literary Criticism | 第22-25页 |
| 1.2 Major Terms in Ethical Literary Criticism | 第25-29页 |
| 1.2.1 Ethical Environment | 第26页 |
| 1.2.2 Ethical Identity | 第26-27页 |
| 1.2.3 Ethical Consciousness | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Two The Oppression of Ethical Environment in the Novel | 第29-40页 |
| 2.1 Racial Oppression in Society | 第29-34页 |
| 2.1.1 Some Facts of Unequal Treatment from the White | 第29-32页 |
| 2.1.2 The Causes of Unequal Treatment | 第32-34页 |
| 2.2 Gender Oppression in Society | 第34-40页 |
| 2.2.1 The Divorce between Bailey and Vivian | 第35-37页 |
| 2.2.2 The Causes of Gender Prejudice in Patriarchal Society | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Three The Absence and Disorder of Ethical Identity in the Novel | 第40-52页 |
| 3.1 The Absence of Parents’ Love | 第40-46页 |
| 3.1.1 The Relationship between Marguerite and Mother | 第41-43页 |
| 3.1.2 The Relationship between Marguerite and Father | 第43-46页 |
| 3.2 The Disorder of Ethical Identity | 第46-52页 |
| 3.2.1 Stepfather’s Violence: Marguerite and Mr. Freeman | 第46-49页 |
| 3.2.2 Oedipus Complex: Bailey and Mother | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Four The Awareness of Ethical Consciousness in the Novel | 第52-61页 |
| 4.1 The External Reasons for Awakening | 第52-56页 |
| 4.1.1 Annie Henderson: Fortitude and Dignity | 第52-55页 |
| 4.1.2 Mrs. Bertha Flowers: Intelligence and Elegance | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2 The Internal Reasons for Awakening | 第56-61页 |
| 4.2.1 Economic Independence: As the First Ticket Seller | 第57-59页 |
| 4.2.2 Independence of Sexuality: As a Single Mother | 第59-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-67页 |
| 攻读硕士期间发表的学术论文 | 第67-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69页 |
