摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Elizabeth Strout and Olive Kitteridge
1.2 Literature Review of OHve Kitteridge
1.2.1 Studies Abroad
1.2.2 Studies in China
1.3 Albert Camus and His Philosophy of the Absurd
1.3.1 Background of Camus’s Philosophy of the Absurd
1.3.2 Main Ideas of Camus’s Philosophy of the Absurd
1.3.3 The Way of Revolt against the Absurd
1.4 Framework of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Crosby:Microcosm of the Absurd World
2.1 Rebecca and Jim’s Repetition of Monotonous Life
2.2 Jane and Bob’s Fear of the Inevitable Death
2.3 Olive and Harmon’s Feeling of Estrangement
2.3.1 Divorce between Man and the World
2.3.2 Strangeness between Man and Others
Chapter 3 Strout’s Criticism of Suicide in Crosby
3.1 Denial of Nina’s Physical Suicide
3.2 Denial of Louise Larkin and Scan O’Casey’s Philosophical Suicide
3.2.1 Denial of Louise Larkin’s Pessimism and Cynicism
3.2.2 Denial of Sean O’Casey’s Seeking for God’s Salvation
Chapter 4 Crosby’s Resistance in Absurdity
4.1 Henry and Olive’s Pursuit of Quantitative Ethics
4.1.1 Henry’s Trying of NewThings
4.1.2 Olive’s Positive Prolonging of Life
4.2 Jane and Bob’s Maximal Enjoyment of the Present Life
4.2.1 Jane and Bob’s Cherishing and Enjoying of the Present Life
4.2.2 Jane’s Forgetting about the Past
Chapter 5 Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
声明
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