| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Christina Stead and The Man Who Loved Children | 第11-13页 |
| ·Literature review | 第13-15页 |
| ·Significance and organization of the study | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Ethical Literary Criticism | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter Three Human-Society Relationship | 第21-30页 |
| ·Patriarchal society and its ethical values | 第21-23页 |
| ·Women in the patriarchal society | 第23-26页 |
| ·Women's education | 第23-24页 |
| ·Women's marriage life | 第24-26页 |
| ·Man's construction of the miniature patriarchal society | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter Four Human-Other Relationship | 第30-39页 |
| ·The relationship between husband and wife | 第30-34页 |
| ·Marriage without love and communication | 第30-32页 |
| ·Marriage full of mutual attacks and family violence | 第32-34页 |
| ·The relationship between parents and children | 第34-39页 |
| ·Father and children | 第35-36页 |
| ·Mother and children | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Five Human-Self Relationship | 第39-48页 |
| ·Sam's failure to know himself | 第40-42页 |
| ·Henny's loss of self | 第42-44页 |
| ·Louie's growth and her "ethical choice" | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| Works Cited | 第51-53页 |
| Publications | 第53页 |
