| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1． Literature Review | 第12-20页 |
| 1．1 The Diversity of Criticism of The Scarlet Letter | 第12-17页 |
| 1．2 Feminist Criticism on The Scarlet Letter | 第17-20页 |
| 2． Feminist Criticism Theories and Methodology | 第20-27页 |
| 2．1 Feminist Criticism Theories | 第20-25页 |
| 2．2 Methodology | 第25-27页 |
| 3． Hawthorne's Background and Formation of His Feminist consciousness | 第27-35页 |
| 3．1 Hawthorne's Family Background | 第27-29页 |
| 3．2 Political and Religious Background | 第29-32页 |
| 3．3 Hawthorne's Feminist Consciousness | 第32-35页 |
| 4． Analysis of Hawthorne's Feminist Consciousness | 第35-61页 |
| 4．1 The Theme of The Scarlet Letter | 第35-38页 |
| 4．2 Analysis of The Main Character Hester | 第38-58页 |
| 4．2．1 The Marginalized Status of Hester | 第40-44页 |
| 4．2．2 The Interpretation of Subjectivity | 第44-48页 |
| 4．2．3 Hester's Individuality | 第48-54页 |
| 4．2．4 Hester's Femininity | 第54-58页 |
| 4．3 Hawthorne's Anti-Feminist Consciousness and His Compromise | 第58-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-65页 |
