| ABSTRACT(ENGLISH) | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION | 第12-27页 |
| A. Edward P. Jones and His The Known World | 第12-17页 |
| B. The Survey of Existentialism | 第17-25页 |
| 1. The Origin and the Development of Existentialism | 第17-20页 |
| 2. Jean-Paul Sartre and His Existentialism | 第20-21页 |
| 3. The Basic Principles of Sartrean Existentialism | 第21-25页 |
| a. Absurdity and Nihility | 第21-22页 |
| b. Alienation | 第22-23页 |
| c. The Free Choices and Responsibilities | 第23-25页 |
| C. Thesis Statement | 第25-27页 |
| CHAPTER II.THE ABSURDITY AND NIHILITY IN THE KNOWN WORLD | 第27-38页 |
| A. The Absurdity of the World | 第27-33页 |
| 1. The Chaos and Disorder in the Manchester County | 第27-30页 |
| 2. The Misery and Loneliness of the Black Men | 第30-33页 |
| B. The Nihility of Life | 第33-37页 |
| 1. The Shattering of Henry’s Dream Life | 第33-35页 |
| 2. The Collapse of John’s Religious Faith | 第35-37页 |
| C. Summary | 第37-38页 |
| CHAPTER III.THE ALIENATION IN THE KNOWN WORLD | 第38-50页 |
| A. Self-Alienation | 第38-44页 |
| 1. Henry’s transition | 第39-42页 |
| 2. Moses’s Betrayal of Henry | 第42-44页 |
| B. The Alienated Relationships among Family Members | 第44-48页 |
| 1. The Estranged Relationship between Henry and His Parents | 第44-46页 |
| 2. The Broken Marriage of Moses and Priscilla | 第46-48页 |
| C. Summary | 第48-50页 |
| CHAPTER IV.THE FREE CHOICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE KNOWN WORLD | 第50-58页 |
| A. The Free Choices of Characters | 第51-54页 |
| 1. Moses’s Ambition for Power | 第51-52页 |
| 2. Alice’s Pursuit for Freedom | 第52-54页 |
| B. The Responsibilities of Characters | 第54-57页 |
| 1. Elias’s Responsibility for Love | 第55-56页 |
| 2. John’s Duty of Peace-making | 第56-57页 |
| C. Summary | 第57-58页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第58-60页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第60-62页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第62页 |
