| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| 1.1 Lisa See and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature review | 第13-16页 |
| 1.3 Thesis srtructure | 第16-18页 |
| 2. The First Ethical Line in the Novel:the Growth of Lily and Snow Flower | 第18-27页 |
| 2.1 The ethical environment of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Lily's growth:success in adaption to ethical environment | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Lily's ethical identities during her growth | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Lily's ethical choice:assimilation of the feudal ethic | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Snow Flower's growth:failure in adaption to ethical environment | 第23-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Snow Flower's ethical identities during her growth | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.2 Snow Flower's ethical choice:surrender to the feudal ethic | 第24-27页 |
| 3. The Second Ethical Line in the Novel:the Laotong Relationship between Lily andSnow Flower | 第27-41页 |
| 3.1 Laotong relationship between Lily and Snow Flower | 第27-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Laotong:a special ethical relationship | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Nu shu:the medium of laotong relationship | 第29-32页 |
| 3.2 The ethical dilemma:threat to their laotong relationship | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Snow Flower:conflict between personal emotion and moral obligation | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2.2 Lily:clash between personal emotion and moral obligation | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 The ethical choice:breach of their laotong relationship | 第35-41页 |
| 3.3.1 Choices offending against the ethical taboo of laotong relationship | 第35-38页 |
| 3.3.2 Lily's choice resulting from the interplay of the Sphinx Factor | 第38-41页 |
| 4. The Ethical Value of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | 第41-51页 |
| 4.1 The life of women under the feudal ethic | 第41-47页 |
| 4.1.1 The growth of women:lifelong obedience to the feudal ethic | 第41-44页 |
| 4.1.2 The laotong relationship:silent rebellion against the feudal ethic | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2 The moral teaching of the novel | 第47-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Reflections on family ethics | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2.2 Reflections on social ethics | 第49-51页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-55页 |
