| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Margaret Drabble and Her Literary Creation | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Introduction to The Ice Age | 第15-18页 |
| CHATER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1 Studies Abroad | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2 Studies at Home | 第22-25页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第25-31页 |
| 3.1 Introduction to Existentialism | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2 Major Concepts in Existentialism | 第27-31页 |
| 3.2.1 The Concept of Alienation | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.2 The Concept of Anxiety | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.3 The Concept of Authenticity | 第29-31页 |
| CHAPTER IV ALIENATION IN THE ICE AGE | 第31-47页 |
| 4.1 Fallen to the Outer World | 第31-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Alison and Maureen’s Submission to Patriarchal Oppression | 第32-36页 |
| 4.1.2 Anthony’s Strong Consciousness of Class Identity | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.3 Immersion into the Money-making Torrent | 第37-40页 |
| 4.2“Being-for-Other” | 第40-47页 |
| 4.2.1 Being for Family Members | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2.2 Being for Non-family Members | 第43-47页 |
| CHAPTER V AWARENESS OF AND SEARCH FOR AUTHENTICITY | 第47-65页 |
| 5.1 The Main Characters’ Anxiety of Freedom | 第47-51页 |
| 5.2 Summoning up Courage to Face Freedom | 第51-59页 |
| 5.2.1 Anthony’s Decision to Take Action | 第52-55页 |
| 5.2.2 Alison’s Decision to Stop Being Good | 第55-58页 |
| 5.2.3 Maureen’s Liberation from Patriarchy and Economic Independence | 第58-59页 |
| 5.3 Establishing Equal Relationships with Other People | 第59-65页 |
| 5.3.1 Anthony’s Harmless Relationship with Country People and Molly | 第60-62页 |
| 5.3.2 Alison’s Friendship with Maureen and Love for Jane | 第62-63页 |
| 5.3.3 Maureen’s Equal Relationship with Derek | 第63-65页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第65-67页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第67-70页 |
