| Acknowledgement | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第4-9页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-26页 |
| ·Introduction | 第14页 |
| ·A Survey of Muriel Spark’s Life and Her Works | 第14-21页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Objectives of Writing This Paper | 第22-23页 |
| ·Methodology | 第23-24页 |
| ·Organization of this thesis | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第26-31页 |
| Chapter Three Woman in Disillusionment: Lise in The Driver’s Seat | 第31-43页 |
| ·Introduction to The Driver’s Seat | 第31页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Characterization of Lise | 第31-38页 |
| ·An Exploration of the Causes of Lise’s Disillusionment | 第38-43页 |
| Chapter Four Woman in Power: Jean Brodie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | 第43-56页 |
| ·Introduction to The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | 第43-44页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Characterization of Jean Brodie | 第44-47页 |
| ·Jean-Paul Sartre’s Existentialistic View on Freedom | 第47-51页 |
| ·The Relationships between Sartre’s View of Absolute Freedom and Jean Brodie | 第51-56页 |
| ·The Power of Miss Jean Brodie | 第51-53页 |
| ·Reflections on Jean Brodie in Light of the Revelation on Sartre’s View of Freedom | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Five Woman in Maturity: Talbot Fleur in Loitering with Intent | 第56-68页 |
| ·Introduction to Loitering with Intent | 第56-57页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Characterization of Fleur Talbot | 第57-60页 |
| ·Reflections on Fleur in Light of Existentialistic View on Human Happiness | 第60-63页 |
| ·Existentialist View on Human Happiness | 第60-62页 |
| ·Some Reflections on the Protagonist Fleur Talbot | 第62-63页 |
| ·Some Reflections on the Protagonist Fleur Talbot in Relationship To Spark | 第63-66页 |
| ·New Dimension Gained from the Protagonist Fleur Talbot | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第68-74页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第68-70页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第70-72页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-76页 |
