| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·Hawthorne and his Works in American Literature | 第8-10页 |
| ·Diverse Criticism on The Scarlet Letter | 第10-13页 |
| 2 Overview of Scapegoat Motif | 第13-20页 |
| ·The Scapegoat and his Rituals | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Scapegoat Psychology | 第16-18页 |
| ·Practice in Literary Writing and Appreciating | 第18-20页 |
| 3 Analysis of the Scapegoat Motif in The Scarlet Letter | 第20-35页 |
| ·Chillingworth—a Scapegoat from the Alien | 第20-23页 |
| ·Hester—a Scapegoat from the Ethically Inferior | 第23-28页 |
| ·Dimmesdale —a Scapegoat from the Superior | 第28-31页 |
| ·Pearl—a Scapegoat from Children | 第31-35页 |
| 4 The U-shaped Narrative Structure in The Scarlet Letter | 第35-49页 |
| ·Chillingworth: earth-hell-earth | 第35-40页 |
| ·Hester: earth-hell-heaven | 第40-43页 |
| ·Dimmesdale: heaven-hell-heaven | 第43-46页 |
| ·Pearl: earth-hell-earth | 第46-49页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54页 |
