| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Table of Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-22页 |
| 0.1 A Brief Introduction of John Updike | 第12-14页 |
| 0.2 The Studies on Rabbit, Run Abroad and in China | 第14-19页 |
| 0.3 Kierkegaard's Influence on Updike | 第19-20页 |
| 0.4 The Framework of the Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 1 The Motives for Harry's Self-Salvation | 第22-28页 |
| 1.1 Harry's Glorious Past Motivating Him to Run Away | 第22-23页 |
| 1.2 Harry's Obsession with Sex | 第23-25页 |
| 1.3 Harry's Loss in Religion | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 2 The Reasons for Harry's Self-Salvation | 第28-38页 |
| 2.1 The Political and Economic Social Backgound of Harry's Self-Salvation | 第28-29页 |
| 2.2 The Relious Background of Harry's Self- Salvation | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3 The Conflicts between Sex and God | 第31-36页 |
| 2.4 The Family as a Burden on Harry | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Harry's Ways to Get Self-Salvation as an Existentialist | 第38-54页 |
| 3.1 Harry's Self-Salvation to Be an Individual | 第38-44页 |
| 3.1.1 Harry as a Single Individual in a World of Dissatisfaction | 第38-39页 |
| 3.1.2 Harry as a Single Individual at the Three Existentialist Stages | 第39-44页 |
| 3.2 Harry's Running Away as Self-Salvation | 第44-54页 |
| 3.2.1 Harry's Inner Conflicts when Running Away | 第50-52页 |
| 3.2.2 Harry's Existence when Running | 第52-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Works Cited | 第56-60页 |
