| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·John Updike and His Achievements in literature | 第11-12页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-14页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Existentialism and Its Influence upon Updike | 第16-24页 |
| ·Rise and Influence of Existentialism | 第16-17页 |
| ·Common Themes of Existentialism | 第17-18页 |
| ·Sartre and His Views of Existential Ethics | 第18-20页 |
| ·Being in-Itself, for-Itself and for-Others | 第18-19页 |
| ·Freedom and Bad Faith | 第19-20页 |
| ·Martin Heidegger's Existential Viewpoints on Death | 第20-21页 |
| ·Updike's Relations with Existentialism | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three Alienation in the Novel Rabbit at Rest | 第24-51页 |
| ·Overview of Rabbit at Rest | 第24-26页 |
| ·Alienation of Relationships in the Novel Rabbit at Rest | 第26-46页 |
| ·Self-Alienation of the Major Characters | 第26-34页 |
| ·Alienation of Harry's Body and Spirit | 第26-28页 |
| ·Alienation of Harry's Self and Social Self | 第28-31页 |
| ·Alienation of Nelson's Self and Social Self | 第31-33页 |
| ·Self-Alienation - Janice's Loss of Self | 第33-34页 |
| ·Alienation of Interpersonal Relationships | 第34-43页 |
| ·Alienation between Harry and His Wife Janice | 第35-37页 |
| ·Alienation between Harry and His Son Nelson | 第37-42页 |
| ·Alienation between Harry and His Friends | 第42-43页 |
| ·Alienation between Harry and the Community | 第43-46页 |
| ·Alienation between Harry and Pennsylvanian Community | 第43-45页 |
| ·Alienation between Harry and Florida Community | 第45-46页 |
| ·Death—A Way out of Alienation to Self-Integrity | 第46-51页 |
| ·Harry's Rebellion against His Alienated Situation | 第47-48页 |
| ·Death----A Way out of Alienation to Self-Integrity | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| Notes | 第54-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
| Papers Published | 第61页 |
