| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第12-20页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Authors and Works | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1.1 Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1.2 Theodore Dreiser and Jennie Gerhardt | 第15-18页 |
| 1.2 The Objectives of This Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3 The Structure of This Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-32页 |
| 2.1 Studies on The Scarlet Letter | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Jennie Gerhardt | 第25-32页 |
| CHAPTER 3 DIFFERENT FACTORS AND DIFFERENT HEROINES | 第32-48页 |
| 3.1 Different Backgrounds Affecting Different Heroines | 第32-40页 |
| 3.1.1 Romanticism Affecting Hester Prynne | 第34-37页 |
| 3.1.2 Naturalism Affecting Jennie Gerhardt | 第37-40页 |
| 3.2 Different Authors' Life Experiences Affecting Different Heroines | 第40-48页 |
| 3.2.1 Nathaniel Hawthorne's Life Experiences Affecting Hester Prynne | 第40-44页 |
| 3.2.2 Theodore Dreiser's Life Experiences Affecting Jennie Gerhardt | 第44-48页 |
| CHAPTER 4 DIFFERENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS LIFE | 第48-62页 |
| 4.1 Different Attitudes towards Love and Marriage | 第48-57页 |
| 4.1.1 Hester's Attitudes towards Love and Marriage | 第49-53页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Hester's Disappointment at Her Marriage | 第49-51页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Hester's Pursuit of True Love | 第51-53页 |
| 4.1.2 Jennie's Attitudes towards Love and Marriage | 第53-57页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Jennie's Seduction by Brander and Her Gratitude to Him | 第54-55页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Jennie's True Love with Lester Kane | 第55-57页 |
| 4.2 Different Attitudes towards Moral Standards | 第57-62页 |
| 4.2.1 Hester and Puritanism:Resistance and Compromise | 第57-59页 |
| 4.2.2 Jennie and Conventional Moral Codes:Sufferings and Violations | 第59-62页 |
| CHAPTER 5 DIFFERENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS PATRIARCHY | 第62-70页 |
| 5.1 Different Attitudes towards Economic Independence | 第62-66页 |
| 5.1.1 Hester's Self-reliance by Labor | 第63-64页 |
| 5.1.2 Jennie's Dependence on Men | 第64-66页 |
| 5.2 Different Attitudes towards Men Power | 第66-70页 |
| 5.2.1 Hester's Resistance and Compromise | 第66-67页 |
| 5.2.2 Jennie's Obedience and Self-sacrifice | 第67-70页 |
| CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION | 第70-72页 |
| REFERENCES | 第72-76页 |
