| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| ·Introduction to Iris Murdoch and Her Major Works | 第10-11页 |
| ·Introduction to The Bell | 第11-13页 |
| ·Previous research on The Bell and Murdoch's Idea of Good at Home and Abroad | 第13-17页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 An Introduction to Existentialism | 第18-23页 |
| ·Existentialism in Perspective of Philosophy | 第18-19页 |
| ·Existentialist Themes in Literature | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Three Major Concepts of Existentialism | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter 3 An Existentialism Analysis of the Characters in The Bell | 第23-51页 |
| ·The Starting Point of the Pilgrimage to Good: The Absurdity of the World | 第24-31页 |
| ·Dora: The Absurdity of Dora's Social World and Her World of Love | 第24-27页 |
| ·Michael: The Absurdity of Michael's Emotional Experience | 第27-28页 |
| ·Nick and Catherine: The Absurdity of A Triangle Relation | 第28-31页 |
| ·The Progress of the Pilgrimage to Good: Alienation | 第31-40页 |
| ·Dora: Alienation of Dora's Interpersonal Relations | 第32-34页 |
| ·Michael: Michael's Self-alienation | 第34-36页 |
| ·Nick: The Alienated Demon | 第36-38页 |
| ·Catherine: The Scapegoat | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Quest for Spiritual Homes in the Pilgrimages to Good through Free Choice | 第40-48页 |
| ·Dora: From Self-repression to Independence | 第41-43页 |
| ·Michael:Love for Others Makes Him Freedom | 第43-45页 |
| ·Nick:Death is His Final Free Choice | 第45-46页 |
| ·Catherine:Exitricating Herself from Emotional Dilemma | 第46-48页 |
| ·The Bell:The Symbolic Voice of Good | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
| Publications During the Postgraduate Program | 第56-57页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第57-58页 |
