| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter1 Introduction | 第8-19页 |
| ·Hawthorne and His Short Stories | 第8-9页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation: Psychoanalysis | 第9-14页 |
| ·The Unconscious Theory | 第9-12页 |
| ·The Compensation System of Psychoanalysis | 第12-14页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第14-17页 |
| ·Objectives, Signification & Layout of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Loneliness Presented in Hawthorne’s Short Stories | 第19-36页 |
| ·The Definition of Loneliness | 第19-20页 |
| ·Lonely Images in Hawthorne’s Short Stories | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Scenes Where the Loneliness Appears | 第21-25页 |
| ·Loneliness Appears in a“Night Journey” | 第21-23页 |
| ·Loneliness Appears with the Loss of Faith | 第23-25页 |
| ·Psychic Conflict at the Moment When Loneliness Appears | 第25-36页 |
| ·Two Kinds of Conflicts | 第26-32页 |
| ·The Consequences of the Conflicts | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter 3 The Reasons for Hawthorne to Write Loneliness in His Short Stories | 第36-47页 |
| ·Hawthorne’s Family and His Lonely Experience | 第36-40页 |
| ·The Influence of the 19th Century Thoughts upon Hawthorne | 第40-47页 |
| ·The Influence of Puritanism upon Hawthorne | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Influence of Transcendentalism upon Hawthorne | 第42-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第47-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-54页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第54-55页 |
