| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 0.1 Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton and North and South | 第10-11页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第11-12页 |
| 0.3 Research Method and Organization of the Dissertation | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter One "The Dove" Ascending: Elizabeth Gaskell — A Mother and an Author | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 Underestimation and Misunderstanding of Elizabeth Gaskell | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Motherhood as "an Insidious Form of Patriarchy"— How Gaskell is Stereotyped | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 A Mother and an Author — Regaining Critics' Attention | 第17-20页 |
| 1.3.1 Elizabeth Gaskell — An Exceptional Victorian Woman | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3.2 Blending the Two Selves — As a Mother and an Author | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Maternal Voice and Ethics of Care in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Mary Bartonand North and South | 第20-31页 |
| 2.1 A Maternal Perspective: The Dead Mother Plot and the Indispensable Role of Mother | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 Ethics of Care: An Authentic Voice of Women | 第22-31页 |
| 2.2.1 The Theory of Ethics of Care | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Ethics of Care in Elizabeth Gaskell — The Power of Human Concern | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2.3 Ethics of Care in Her Works—Two Female Saviors | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Three Women’s Moral Development in Mary Barton and North and South | 第31-40页 |
| 3.1 Care for Others: Worship of Self-sacrifice and the Infantilized "Angels" | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2 Care for Themselves: Pursuit of Self-worth and Working Women | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 A Reconciliation between Self and Others: Nurturing Men and Cooperative Parenting | 第35-40页 |
| Conclusion | 第40-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-48页 |
