独创性声明 4-5 摘要 5-7 Abstract 7 1. Introduction 9-11 1.1 John Fowles and existentialism 9 1.2 A general introduction to The French Lieutenant‘s Woman 9-10 1.3 Critical responses to The French Lieutenant’s Woman 10-11 2. From Inauthenticity to Authenticity 11-20 2.1 The existentialists‘ elaboration on inauthenticity and authenticity 11-14 2.2 Charles’s inauthentic life 14-18 2.3 Charles‘s authentic life 18-20 3. The Existential Void and Self-awareness 20-26 3.1 An introduction to the relation between the existential void and self-awareness 20-21 3.2 Charles’s life in the existential void 21 3.3 Sarah and the formation of Charles‘s self-awareness 21-26 4. Choice and Freedom 26-30 4.1 A survey of choice and freedom 26 4.2 The triple endings and Charles’s freedom 26-29 4.3 The revelation of the circular experience of seeking for freedom 29-30 5. Conclusion 30-33 Notes 33-35 Bibliography 35-39 Acknowledgements 39 |
