| Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| Chapter One Narrative Structure: A Design Which Is Essentially Existential | 第13-25页 |
| ·Multiple narratives and their existential implication | 第13-20页 |
| ·The triple endings and their significance | 第20-25页 |
| Chapter Two Characterization: An Enhancement of the Central Theme | 第25-34页 |
| ·Naming and its implication | 第25-29页 |
| ·Language employment of some characters | 第29-34页 |
| Chapter Three Central Themes: An existential approach | 第34-48页 |
| ·The banality and absurdity of everyday life | 第34-38页 |
| ·The pursuit and realization of freedom, the very essence of existentialist philosophy | 第38-48页 |
| Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| References | 第51-53页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第53-56页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第56-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60-61页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第61页 |
