| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Introduction of Author | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Why The Kite Runner | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Research Question | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW & THEORATICAL FRAMEWORK | 第16-24页 |
| 2.1 Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Framework — an Overview of Three Existentialist Concepts | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Absurdity | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Other | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Freedom | 第22-24页 |
| CHAPTER THREE AN ABSURD WORLD | 第24-34页 |
| 3.1 Absurdity of War: Unending Chaos | 第24-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Communist Coup and Soviet Invasion | 第24-25页 |
| 3.1.2 Frequent Fractional Fighting | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.3 Tyranny of Taliban | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2 Sufferings of the Ordinary People | 第28-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Baba and Amir — Arduous Journey of Exile | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.2 Hassan and Sohrab's Tragedies | 第29-34页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR AMIR'S RELATIONS WITH OTHERS | 第34-48页 |
| 4.1 Twisted Relations with Others | 第34-44页 |
| 4.1.1 Amir's Relation with Baba | 第34-39页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Amir's Admiration for Baba | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Baba's Objectifying Amir | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.1.3 Amir's “Being-for-Other” | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Amir's Relation with Hassan | 第39-44页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Hassan's Loyalty | 第40页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Closeness between Amir and Hassan | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.2.3 Amir's Jealousy of Hassan | 第41-43页 |
| 4.1.2.4 Hassan Becoming “Hell” to Amir | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2 Good Relations with Others | 第44-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Amir's Relation with Rahim Khan | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Amir's Relation with his Wife Soraya | 第45-48页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE FREEDOM OF CHOICE, RESPONSIBILIT & REDEMPTION | 第48-58页 |
| 5.1 Amir's “Bad Faith”— Avoiding Responsibility | 第48-50页 |
| 5.2 Amir's Selfish Choices — Deeper in Guilt | 第50-52页 |
| 5.2.1 Amir's Choice of not to Confess | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2.2 Amir's Plot against Hassan | 第51-52页 |
| 5.3 Amir's Responsible Choices and Redemption | 第52-58页 |
| 5.3.1 Amir's Insistence on His Writing Career | 第52-53页 |
| 5.3.2 Amir's Decision to Save Sohrab | 第53-54页 |
| 5.3.3 Amir's Efforts to Rescue Sohrab | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3.4 Amir's Efforts to Heal Sohrab of Trauma | 第55-58页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第58-60页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第60-62页 |
