| ABSTRACT | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Account of Doris Lessing's Life | 第11-13页 |
| 1.1.1 Her Lonely and Painful Childhood | 第11-12页 |
| 1.1.2 Her Free and Confused Adulthood | 第12-13页 |
| 1.1.3 Her Calm and Intelligent Aging Time | 第13页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Account of Doris Lessing's Works | 第13-21页 |
| 1.2.1 Different Stages of Her Works | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2.2 Literary Reviews on Her Three Novels | 第15-19页 |
| 1.2.3 Framework of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 2 A Brief Introduction to Existentialism | 第21-28页 |
| 2.1 An Overview of Existentialism | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Origins of Existentialism | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Representatives and Two General Forms | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 An Introduction to Sartrean Existentialism | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2.1 A Brief Introduction to Sartre | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.2 The Basic Principles of Sartrean Existentialism—Existence, Free, Choice and Responsibility | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Freedom and Existence | 第28-44页 |
| 3.1 The Golden Notebook: Anna's Confrontation with Absurdity | 第28-32页 |
| 3.2 The Summer Before the Dark: Kate's Bewilderment with Absurdity | 第32-38页 |
| 3.3 love,again: Sarah's Dilemma in the Absurd World | 第38-44页 |
| Chapter 4 Freedom, Choice and Responsibility | 第44-64页 |
| 4.1 The Golden Notebook: Acceptance, Confirmation and Brave Choice | 第45-50页 |
| 4.2 The Summer Before the Dark: Self-deception. Reflection and Mature Choice | 第50-59页 |
| 4.3 love, again: Awakening. Enlightenment and Intelligent Choice | 第59-64页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-72页 |
| 攻读学位期间的研究成果 | 第72页 |
