| 摘要 | 第2-3页 |
| abstract | 第3页 |
| Introduction | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Foundation | 第10-18页 |
| 1.1 The Historical Background of Existentialism | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 The Origin and Development of Existentialism | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 The Main Points of Existentialism | 第14-18页 |
| 1.3.1 The Point of Absurdity | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3.2 The Point of Alienation | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3.3 The Point of Authentic Being | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two The Absurdity in Oates’s Novels | 第18-29页 |
| 2.1 Absurdity in the Family | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2 Absurdity in the School | 第21-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Absurdity in Perry Middle School | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Absurdity in Syracuse University | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 Absurdity in the Society | 第25-29页 |
| 2.3.1 The Absurd Legal System | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Sexism | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three The Alienation of Human Beings in Oates’s Novels | 第29-41页 |
| 3.1 The Alienation between Man and Society | 第29-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Nativism | 第29-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Racial Discrimination | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2 The Alienation between Man and Others | 第33-36页 |
| 3.2.1 The Alienation among Family Members | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.2 The Alienation between Male and Female | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3 The Alienation between Man and Oneself | 第36-41页 |
| 3.3.1 Foxfire Girls: the Distortion of Humanity | 第36-38页 |
| 3.3.2 Anellia: Loss of Identity | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Four The Pursuit of Authenticity in Oates’s Novels | 第41-50页 |
| 4.1 Legs’s Pursuit of Authenticity | 第41-45页 |
| 4.1.1 Choosing to Turn into a Trusty: Exerting Subjectivity | 第41-43页 |
| 4.1.2 Establishing Foxfire Homestead: Shouldering the Responsibility | 第43-44页 |
| 4.1.3 Kidnapping and Escaping: Self-deception and Failing to Shoulder the Responsibility | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2 Anellia’s Pursuit of Authenticity | 第45-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Regaining Identity: Refusal of Objectification | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Perfecting Herself: Struggling for Authentic Being | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.3 Transcending Herself: Realizing Authentic Being | 第48-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Works Cited | 第52-55页 |
| Achievements | 第55-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
