| Acknowledgement | 第1-4页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-11页 |
| Part One Theme: Yearning for Goodness | 第11-22页 |
| 1 Staying Gold | 第11-17页 |
| 2 Searching for Virtue and “the Communion of Sunset” | 第17-19页 |
| 3 Finding Belonging | 第19-22页 |
| Part Two Characters: Shining with Romantic Colors | 第22-33页 |
| 1 Ponyboy, Cathy, Steve and Tex | 第22-27页 |
| 2 Johnny, Dally and Motorcycle Boy | 第27-33页 |
| Part Three Style: Romantic Factors Embodied in Hinton’s Novels | 第33-43页 |
| 1 Close Relationship between Imaginative Idealism and YoungAdultLiterature | 第33-36页 |
| 2 Structure with Romantic Elements | 第36-38页 |
| 3 The Use of Myth and Symbol with Romantic Elements | 第38-43页 |
| Conclusion | 第43-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-46页 |
