| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第13-22页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction of Margaret Drabble and Her Works | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Introduction to The Millstone | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Organization of This Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Literature Review | 第17-22页 |
| 1.4.1 Related Studies in the Western World | 第17-19页 |
| 1.4.2 Related Studies in China | 第19-22页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ THE INTRODUCTION TO EXISTENTIALISM AND EXISTENTIAL ELEMENTS IN MARGARET DRABBLE’S WORKS | 第22-27页 |
| 2.1 An Introduction to Existentialism | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2 Existential Implications in Margaret Drabble’s Works | 第26-27页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THE ABSURDITY OF ROSAMUND’S SOCIAL WORLD AND EMOTIONAL WORLD | 第27-35页 |
| 3.1 The Absurdity of Rosamund’s Social World | 第27-32页 |
| 3.2 The Absurdity of Rosamund’s Emotional World | 第32-35页 |
| CHAPTERⅣ ROSAMUND’S ALIENATED INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS | 第35-46页 |
| 4.1 Alienation between Rosamund and Other Woman | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2 Alienation between Rosamund and the Men of Her Life | 第37-41页 |
| 4.2.1 Alienation between Rosamund and Hamish | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.2 Alienation between Rosamund and Joe, Roger | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2.3 Alienation between Rosamund and George | 第39-41页 |
| 4.3 Alienation between Rosamund and Her family Members | 第41-46页 |
| 4.3.1 Alienation between Rosamund and Her Parents | 第41-43页 |
| 4.3.2 Alienation between Rosamund and Her Sister | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.3 Alienation between Rosamund and Her Brother, Her Sister-in-Law | 第44-46页 |
| CHAPTERⅤROSAMUND’S FREE CHOICE | 第46-60页 |
| 5.1 Negative Attempts to Achieve Freedom | 第47-51页 |
| 5.1.1 Obsession with Work | 第47-49页 |
| 5.1.2 Avoidance of Love and Marriage | 第49-51页 |
| 5.2 Positive Attempts to Achieve Freedom | 第51-60页 |
| 5.2.1 Embrace Maternal Love | 第51-55页 |
| 5.2.2 Return to Human Community | 第55-57页 |
| 5.2.3 Balance the Relationship between Family Life and Career | 第57-60页 |
| CHAPTERⅥ CONCLUSION | 第60-62页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第62-64页 |
