| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-19页 |
| 1.1 Kate Chopin’s Life | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Previous Research on Kate Chopin’s Works | 第11-15页 |
| 1.3 Chopin’s Five Stories on Widowhood | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Significance, Theory and Structure of the Thesis | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Moral Flattery and Circumvention behind Characters and Characterization | 第19-31页 |
| 2.1 Naive and Submissive Personality of Widows to Cater to Social Morality | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2 Deliberate Dress and Behaviors of Widows under Moral Restriction | 第22-25页 |
| 2.3 Superficial Social Comments and Care about Widows under Moral Standard | 第25-27页 |
| 2.4 Moral Scapegoats of Widows’Awakening | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Moral Flattery and Circumvention behind Setting and Autobiographical Elements | 第31-37页 |
| 3.1 Unusual Nature outside and Moral Irony | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Depressing Room inside and Moral Restriction | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Autobiographical Elements and Moral Circumvention | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Moral Flattery and Circumvention behind Plot and Emplotment | 第37-51页 |
| 4.1 Women’s Awakening in Widowhood under Moral Restriction | 第37-44页 |
| 4.1.1 Firm Decision of Divorce of Madame Celestin | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Love Affair and Widowhood of Madame Delisle | 第38-40页 |
| 4.1.3 Overwhelming Joy of Mrs. Mallard | 第40-42页 |
| 4.1.4 Desire for Love and Companionship of Madame Martel | 第42-43页 |
| 4.1.5 Clamor for Youth Right of Octavie | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2 Unexpected Endings to Avoid Moral Blame | 第44-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Madame Celestin’s Reversed Decision of Divorce | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Madame Delisle’s Loyalty to Dead Husband | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2.3 Mrs. Mallard’s Death | 第47页 |
| 4.2.4 Madame Martel’s Son’s Return | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2.5 Octavie’s Fiancé’s Return | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion: Feminism with the Moral Mask | 第51-52页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第52-53页 |
| References | 第53-55页 |
| Research Results Obtained During the Study for Master Degree | 第55-56页 |
