| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-28页 |
| ·Literature review | 第11-15页 |
| ·Research questions and thesis statement | 第15-17页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第17-25页 |
| ·The appearance of the absurd world | 第17-19页 |
| ·The notion of absurdity | 第19-21页 |
| ·The consequences of absurdity | 第21-25页 |
| ·Thesis structure | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 2 The Background of Absurdity | 第28-36页 |
| ·The meaninglessness of the world | 第29-31页 |
| ·The spiritual sterility of the modern man | 第31-33页 |
| ·Man's nausea before the absurd world | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 3 The Manifestations of Absurdity | 第36-49页 |
| ·The absurdity of the relationship between man and God | 第37-40页 |
| ·Man's craving for God' salvation and His indifference to man | 第37-38页 |
| ·Man's passion for God and His hostility to man | 第38-40页 |
| ·The absurdity of the relationship between man and the universe | 第40-44页 |
| ·Man's desire for unity with the universe and its indifference to man | 第40-42页 |
| ·Man's strong desire for unity with the universe and its hostility to man | 第42-44页 |
| ·The absurdity of the relationship between man and society | 第44-49页 |
| ·Man's desire for order and the chaos of society | 第44-46页 |
| ·Man's urge for his individual ideals and the commercialization of society | 第46-47页 |
| ·Man's longing for love in society and its coldness to man | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 4 The Consequences of Absurdity | 第49-62页 |
| ·The absurd heroes | 第50-57页 |
| ·The absurd hero:the heart-eater in the desert | 第50-53页 |
| ·The absurd hero:the man in pursue of the horizon | 第53-55页 |
| ·The absurd hero:the man in an attempt to communicate with nature | 第55-57页 |
| ·Crane's suggestion about man's stance in an absurd world | 第57-62页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| Works Cited | 第65-67页 |
