| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-21页 |
| 1.1 Edith Wharton and Her Literary Creation | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Researches on Ethan Frome | 第12-15页 |
| 1.2.1 Foreign Studies on Ethan Frome | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2.2 Chinese Studies on Ethan Frome | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 A Brief Introduction to Eco-criticism | 第15-19页 |
| 1.3.1 The Origin of Eco-criticism | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3.2 The Study of Eco-criticism in China | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3.3 The Theory of Eco-criticism | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 The Significance and Layout of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two The Grotesque Characters in Ethan Frome | 第21-30页 |
| 2.1 The Grotesque Characters in Western Literature | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 The Grotesque Characters in Ethan Frome | 第22-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Ethan: Physical Grotesque | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Zeena: Mental Grotesque | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.3 Mattie:Physical and Mental Grotesque | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three The Ecological Creation of the Grotesques in Ethan Frome | 第30-49页 |
| 3.1 The Imbalance of Natural Ecology | 第31-37页 |
| 3.1.1 The Ecological Imbalance in Starkfield | 第32-33页 |
| 3.1.2 The Ecological Crisis on Ethan's Farm and Mill | 第33-35页 |
| 3.1.3 The Ecological Crisis in Ethan's House | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2 The Transformation of Social Ecology | 第37-43页 |
| 3.2.1 The Different Requirements for Men | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2.2 The Different Requirements for Women | 第39-41页 |
| 3.2.3 The Serious Crisis of Trust | 第41-43页 |
| 3.3 The Disharmony of Spiritual Ecology | 第43-49页 |
| 3.3.1 The Unhealthy Development of the Protagonists | 第43-46页 |
| 3.3.2 The Twisted Relationship between Husband and Wife | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Four The Ecological Significance of the Grotesque Characters in Ethan Frome | 第49-54页 |
| 4.1 A Mirror of Ecological Imbalance | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2 A Paean to Human Nature in Ecological Dilemma | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-58页 |
| Publications | 第58页 |
