| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| 1. The Literary Reviews of Murphy Inland and Overseas | 第9-12页 |
| 2. The Gist and Significance of the Thesis | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Foundation | 第15-20页 |
| 1. Existentialism | 第15-16页 |
| 2. Fundamental Concepts in Existentialism | 第16-20页 |
| ·Being and Nothingness | 第16-18页 |
| ·Situation | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two The Analysis of Characters in Murphy | 第20-32页 |
| 1. Three Clues in Murphy | 第20-26页 |
| 2. Two Categories of Characters | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Primary Character | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Subordinate Character | 第27-29页 |
| 3. Characters Reflecting in Three Zones of Murphy’s Mind | 第29-32页 |
| ·Three Zones in Murphy’s Mind | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Classification of Characters by Three Zones | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three The Analysis of Characters in Three Zones | 第32-47页 |
| 1. The Relationship among Characters in Three Zones | 第32-40页 |
| ·The Characters in the Light Zone and Half Light Zone | 第32-38页 |
| ·The Characters in the Dark Zone | 第38-40页 |
| 2. The Causes and Significance of Characters’Clash in Three Zones | 第40-47页 |
| ·The Causes of Clash | 第40-45页 |
| ·The Significance of Clash | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Four Extrication and Freedom | 第47-51页 |
| 1. The End of Murphy | 第47-48页 |
| 2. Existentialist Thoughts about Death | 第48-49页 |
| 3. The Significance of Murphy’s Death in Existentialist Sense | 第49-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
