| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| 1.1 An Introduction to Kazuo Ishiguro and When We Were Orphans | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Traditional Research and Creative Study | 第11-15页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Structure | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 The Philosophy of the Absurd and Traditional Absurd Heroes | 第17-27页 |
| 2.1 Albert Camus and His Philosophy of the Absurd | 第17-21页 |
| 2.2 Traditional Absurd Heroes | 第21-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Sisyphus and Don Quixote | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Heroes, Anti-heroes and Absurd Heroes | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 3 A Comparison between the Modern Absurd Hero and Traditional Ones | 第27-33页 |
| 3.1 Defamiliarization in Forms:External Distinctions and Internal Commonnesses | 第27-30页 |
| 3.2 Defamiliarization in Meanings:Modern Significances of the Absurd Hero | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter 4 The Absurdity, Revolt and Happiness of the Modern Absurd Hero | 第33-49页 |
| 4.1 The Absurdity of the Modern Absurd Hero | 第33-39页 |
| 4.1.1 Banks' Absurd Illusion | 第33-36页 |
| 4.1.2 Banks' Unreliable Narrative | 第36-38页 |
| 4.1.3 Reasons for Banks' Absurdity | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2 The Revolt of the Modern Absurd Hero | 第39-43页 |
| 4.2.1 His Inevitable Mission to Save the World | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2.2 The Rescue of His Parents as the Way to Save the World | 第41-43页 |
| 4.3 The Happiness of the Modern Absurd Hero | 第43-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第49-50页 |
| Works Cited | 第50-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56页 |
