| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-14页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第16-25页 |
| 1.1 Muriel Spark and Her Works | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2 Muriel Spark's The Driver's Seat | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第19-22页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter 2 Sartre and Existentialism | 第25-32页 |
| 2.1 The Development of Existentialism | 第25-29页 |
| 2.1.1 The Source of Existentialism | 第26-27页 |
| 2.1.2 The Different Views on Existentialism | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2 Sartrean Views of Existentialism | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Sartre's View on Freedom of Choice and Lise's Pursuit for Individual Freedom in The Driver's Seat | 第32-41页 |
| 3.1 Freedom of Choice and Its Relationship with Responsibility | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2 Lise's Freedom of Choice in The Driver's Seat | 第34-38页 |
| 3.2.1 Lise's Situation of Existence | 第34-37页 |
| 3.2.2 Lise's Freedom of Choice—A Dilemma | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Lise's Pursuit for Individual Freedom and Self-realization | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Sartre's View on Alienation from Others and Lise's Despair in The Driver's Seat | 第41-53页 |
| 4.1 Alienation from Others | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2 Lise's State of Alienation from Others | 第42-48页 |
| 4.3 Lise's Despair—The Cause of Her Tragedy | 第48-53页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第53-57页 |
| References | 第57-60页 |