| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Objectives and Significance of the Research | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-21页 |
| 2.1 Previous Researches on Desire under the Elms Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Previous Researches on Desire under the Elms at Home | 第18-21页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THERORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第21-26页 |
| 3.1 The Overview of Ethical Literary Criticism | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2 Ethical Deconstruction and Ethical Structure | 第22-26页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR THE EXISTENCE OF THE ETHICAL LINES | 第26-36页 |
| 4.1 The Family Fight for the Ownership of the Farm | 第26-31页 |
| 4.2 The Lusts of Eben and Abbie | 第31-36页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE THE FORMATION OF THE ETHICAL KNOTS | 第36-56页 |
| 5.1 The Formation of the Ethical Knots | 第36-52页 |
| 5.1.1 The Perverted Love between the Mother and the Son | 第36-44页 |
| 5.1.2 The Common Love of the Father and the Son | 第44-47页 |
| 5.1.3 The Opposition between the Father and the Sons | 第47-52页 |
| 5.2 Brief Analysis of the Formation of the Ethical Knots | 第52-56页 |
| 5.2.1 Materialism | 第52-53页 |
| 5.2.2 Asceticism | 第53-56页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第56-58页 |
| 6.1 Findings | 第56-57页 |
| 6.2 Weakness and Future Studies | 第57-58页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第58-61页 |
| APPENDIX | 第61-62页 |
