| ABSTRACT | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-8页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION | 第8-17页 |
| A. Jhumpa Lahiri and The Lowland | 第8-9页 |
| B. Literature Review | 第9-13页 |
| C. Theoretical Framework | 第13-15页 |
| D. Thesis Statement | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ. THE CHARACTERS’ PREDICAMENT IN SELF-PURSUIT UNDER SOCIAL ALIENATION | 第17-35页 |
| A. The loss of self out of idolatry under social powers | 第17-25页 |
| B. The repression of the characters’ human nature in the capitalist society | 第25-31页 |
| C. The dilemma of the characters’ self-pursuit in social engagement | 第31-35页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ. THE CHARACTERS’ PREDICAMENT IN SELF-PURSUIT UNDER THE ALIENATION OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS | 第35-52页 |
| A. The bewilderment from interpersonal relations in the capitalist society | 第35-40页 |
| B. The characters’ obscure self with multiple roles | 第40-48页 |
| C. The characters’ trap in anonymous authority in interpersonal relations | 第48-52页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ. THE CHARACTERS’ PREDICAMENT IN SELF-PURSUIT UNDER SELF-ESTRANGEMENT | 第52-69页 |
| A. The distortion from the characters’ irrational passions in self-pursuit | 第52-60页 |
| B. The characters’ indifference to themselves and the world | 第60-64页 |
| C. The characters’ powerlessness in self-realization | 第64-69页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第69-72页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第72-76页 |
