Title Page
Abstract
개요
Contents
Introduction 11
John Updike and His Rabbit Tetralogy 12
Literature Review 17
Theoretical Framework 26
The Purpose and Significance of This Thesis 33
Chapter 1. The Symptoms of Loneliness 35
1.1. The Disordered Trances in Rabbit's Family 36
1.1.1. Rabbit's Promiscuity 37
1.1.2. Janice's Alcohol and Nelson's Drug 43
1.2. The Escape Shown by Rabbit and Nelson 48
1.2.1. Authoritarianism 49
1.2.2. Destructiveness 54
1.2.3. Automaton Conformity 57
1.3. Rabbit's Neuroses 62
1.3.1. Rabbit's Neuroses in Receptive Orientation 62
1.3.2. Rabbit's Neuroses in Hoarding Orientation 75
Chapter 2. The Causes of Lonelines 83
2.1. The Dysfunctional Parental Love 84
2.2. The Irresponsible Erotic Love 95
2.3. The Absence of Brotherly Love 100
2.4. Some Social Factors 103
Chapter 3. The Solutions to Loneliness 132
3.1. Productive Love 133
3.2. Work 144
Conclusion 153
References 158