| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第7-14页 |
| ·A Brief Introdtuction to Kate Chopin | 第7-8页 |
| ·An Introduction to The Awakening and Its Literature Review | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter 2 An Introduction to Existentialism and ExistentialImplications in Chopin's works | 第14-19页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Existentialism | 第14-18页 |
| ·Existential Implications in Chopin's Works | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 3 Edna's World of Absurdity | 第19-27页 |
| ·The Absurdity of Edna's Social World | 第19-23页 |
| ·The Absurdity of Edna's World of Love | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter 4 Alienation of Edna's Interpersonal Relations | 第27-39页 |
| ·Alienation between Edna and Other Women | 第27-31页 |
| ·Alienation between Edna and the Men of Her Life | 第31-35页 |
| ·Alienation between Edna and Her Relatives | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter 5 Edna's Free Choice | 第39-48页 |
| ·Edna's Free Choice in Life | 第39-46页 |
| ·Death—Edna's Final Free Choice | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-52页 |
| Publication During the Postgraduate Program | 第52-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53-54页 |
