| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| Ⅰ.A Brief Introduction to Ken Kesey | 第10-13页 |
| Ⅱ.Criticism on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 第13-16页 |
| Ⅲ.A Brief Introduction to Existentialism | 第16-22页 |
| Chapter One Theme of Absurdity in the Novel | 第22-30页 |
| 1.Madness—the Invention of Social Conformity of the Modern Mechanical Society | 第22-24页 |
| 2.Criterion of Diagnosis for Insanity | 第24-25页 |
| 3.Asylum—the Disciplinary and Reformatory Agency of the Social Institution | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter Two Alienation of Human Beings in the Absurd World | 第30-41页 |
| 1.The Dehumanized and Non-Feminine Image of the Big Nurse | 第31-33页 |
| 2.The Big Nurse's Abnormal Curiosity for Order and Discipline | 第33-36页 |
| 3.The Dehumanized Governance and Oppression to the Mental Patients | 第36-41页 |
| Chapter Three Rebellion Responsibility and Freedom | 第41-59页 |
| 1.Cheswick—a Weak-Mind Resister to the Institutionalized Policies | 第42-43页 |
| 2.McMurphy—a "Christ" Figure Taking the Responsibility of His Free Choices | 第43-53页 |
| 3.Bromden—the Executor of Freedom | 第53-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-64页 |
| Ⅰ.A Summary of Existential Elements in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 第59-61页 |
| Ⅱ.Significance of Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 第61-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
