| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第13-18页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to V. S. Naipaul | 第13-15页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to In a Free State | 第15-18页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-24页 |
| ·The Overseas Study on V. S. Naipaul and In a Free State | 第18-21页 |
| ·The Domestic Study on V. S. Naipaul and In a Free State | 第21-24页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ EXISTENTIALISM AND SARTRE’S VIEW OF ABSOLUTE FREEDOM AND ABSURDITY | 第24-32页 |
| ·An Overview about Existentialism | 第24-25页 |
| ·Sartre’s View of Absolute Freedom | 第25-28页 |
| ·Freedom and Existence | 第25-26页 |
| ·Freedom and Choice | 第26-27页 |
| ·Freedom and Responsibility | 第27-28页 |
| ·Sartre’s View of Absurdity: Nausea | 第28-32页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ THE EXISTENTIAL DILEMMA OF SANTOSH: BEING THE ONE OUT OF MANY | 第32-49页 |
| ·Choices of Santosh for Self-identity and Freedom | 第32-37页 |
| ·The Absurdity of Santosh, A Victim of Displacement and Nausea | 第37-45页 |
| ·The Absurdity Santosh Experiences after His First Choice of Coming to America | 第38-41页 |
| ·The Absurdity Santosh Experiences after His Second Choice of Working for Priya | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Absurdity Santosh Experiences after His Third Choice of Marrying the Black Woman | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Responsibility of Santosh: The Imprioned Life without Self-identity | 第45-49页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ THE EXISTENTIAL PLIGHT OF BOBBY IN A FREE STATE | 第49-63页 |
| ·Choices of Bobby for Self-identity and Freedom | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Absurdity of Bobby, A Victim of Isolation and Anxiety | 第51-60页 |
| ·The Responsibility of Bobby: The Rootless Life without Freedom | 第60-63页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ CONCLUSION | 第63-66页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第66-68页 |
