| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Table of Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to the Two Authors and the Two Novels | 第8-12页 |
| ·Dreiser and Sister Carrie | 第8-10页 |
| ·Jia Pingwa and The Country Wife | 第10-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Structure of this Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-19页 |
| ·Literature Review of Sister Carrie | 第14-16页 |
| ·Literature Review at Home | 第14-15页 |
| ·Literature Review Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| ·Literature Review of The Country Wife | 第16-17页 |
| ·Literature Review at Home | 第16-17页 |
| ·Literature Review Abroad | 第17页 |
| ·Literature Review of Comparative Studies upon the Two Novels | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three Existentialism | 第19-23页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Existentialism | 第19页 |
| ·Jean Paul Sartre and Existentialism | 第19-23页 |
| ·A Panorama of Sartre's Existentialism | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Contributions and Realistic Significances of Sartre's Existentialism | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Four Comparative Study of the Two Novels from the Perspective of Existentialism | 第23-44页 |
| ·Analysis of Existentialism in Sister Carrie | 第23-28页 |
| ·Perplexity of Existence | 第23-25页 |
| ·Being Condemned to be Free | 第25-27页 |
| ·Being and Nothingness | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28页 |
| ·Analysis of Existentialism in The Country Wife | 第28-35页 |
| ·Quest for Existence | 第28-30页 |
| ·Freedom of choice | 第30-32页 |
| ·The Uniqueness and Isolation | 第32-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| ·Similar Dreams, Different Endings | 第35-42页 |
| ·Analysis of the Similar Pursuit Road | 第35-37页 |
| ·Analysis of Different Endings | 第37-42页 |
| ·Existentialism is Humanism | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-48页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间取得的学术成果 | 第48-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49页 |
