| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-25页 |
| ·Oates’ Life and Her Works | 第11-14页 |
| ·Theory of Ethical Literary Criticism | 第14-19页 |
| ·A Literature Review | 第19-25页 |
| Chapter One Pursuit of Truth in terms of Human-society Relationship | 第25-43页 |
| ·Violent Ambiance | 第26-31页 |
| ·Economic Injustice | 第31-38页 |
| ·Male Dominance | 第38-43页 |
| Chapter Two Pursuit of Good in terms of Human-other Relationship | 第43-57页 |
| ·Relationship between Parents and Children | 第44-50页 |
| ·Mother and Children | 第45-48页 |
| ·Father and Children | 第48-50页 |
| ·Relationship between Husband and Wife | 第50-53页 |
| ·Relationship between Grandma and Grandchildren | 第53-54页 |
| ·Relationship between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter Three Pursuit of Sublimation in terms of Human-self relationship | 第57-71页 |
| ·Pursuit of Freedom | 第58-61页 |
| ·Reconstruction of Subjectivity | 第61-71页 |
| ·Loretta’s Reconstruction of Subjectivity | 第62-66页 |
| ·Maureen’s Reconstruction of Subjectivity | 第66-71页 |
| Conclusion | 第71-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-80页 |
