| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Richard Wright | 第11-12页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Native Son and its Criticism | 第12-15页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to the Essentials of Existentialism and Those Reflected in his Fiction | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter One:The Absurdity Reflected in Native Son | 第19-30页 |
| ·The Absurdity of the World | 第19-24页 |
| ·The Institutionalized Absurdity | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Inferiority Complexity of the Blacks | 第20-22页 |
| ·Bigger Thomas' Inevitable Fate Destined by Chance | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Hostile Environment | 第24-30页 |
| ·The White Society's Indifference to the Sufferings of Blacks | 第24-25页 |
| ·The White Society's Predominant Value System against Blacks | 第25-27页 |
| ·The White Society's Hypocrisy towards the Blacks | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Two:Bigger Thomas' Choice and Emancipation Reflected in Native Son | 第30-39页 |
| ·Bigger Thomas' Choice | 第30-34页 |
| ·Bigger Thomas' Fear of the Threatening White Society | 第30-32页 |
| ·Violence—igger Thomas' Choice of No Choice | 第32-34页 |
| ·Bigger Thomas' Emancipation | 第34-39页 |
| ·Bigger Thomas' Awareness of the Emancipating Power of Violence | 第34-36页 |
| ·Bigger Thomas' Self-realization through Violence | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Three:Bigger Thomas'Acceptance of His Responsibility Based on His Choice | 第39-45页 |
| ·Bigger Thomas' Feeling No Regret about His Violence | 第39-41页 |
| ·Bigger Thomas' Acceptance of the Trial | 第41-43页 |
| ·Bigger Thomas' Inner Epiphany through the Discussion with Max | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four: Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-50页 |
| 学位论文数据集 | 第50页 |
