《法国中尉的女人》是英国著名作家约翰·福尔斯的杰出的代表作。该作品具有丰富的内涵。作为一个存在主义作家,约翰·福尔斯在这部小说中反映了一个重要的终极问题,也就是人与其生存条件。约翰·福尔斯以作品中的人物为载体,通过他们对自我存在的选择以及对自我存在的探索,从而揭示了自由选择以及追求自由人性的重要性。浓重的存在主义哲学意识渗透于小说之中。 “French Lieutenant Woman” is an outstanding masterpiece of the famous British writer John Fowles. The work has rich connotation. As an existentialist, John Fowles reflects an important and ultimate issue in this novel, namely, man and his conditions of existence. John Fowles reveals the importance of freedom of choice and the pursuit of free humanity through the selection of self-existence and exploration of self-existence, using the characters in the works as a carrier. A strong sense of existential philosophy permeated the novel.