| Acknowledgement | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Preface | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter One The Cultural Tradition of the Jewish People | 第14-20页 |
| 1 Their Distinctive Mentality Shaped by the History of Exile | 第14-15页 |
| 2 Their Religious Ideas on Suffering and Salvation | 第15-17页 |
| 3 Development and Features of the American Jewish Literature | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter Two Bernard Malamud's Jewish Writing | 第20-27页 |
| 1 Achievements in his Early Fiction | 第20-23页 |
| 2 Moral Improvement in Malamud's Later Fiction | 第23-24页 |
| 3 Historical and Literary Background of The Fixer | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Three Yakov's Moral Improvement through Suffering | 第27-40页 |
| 1 Aspiring for a New Life | 第27-28页 |
| 2 Renouncing his Identity and Commitment to the Jewish Community | 第28-29页 |
| 3 Suffering Persecution and Alienation in the "Promised-Land" | 第29-31页 |
| 4 Awakening through Suffering | 第31-38页 |
| ·Making a New Covenant with Himself | 第33-36页 |
| ·Achieving Self- Redemption by Showing Compassion for his People | 第36-38页 |
| 5 Universal Meaning of Seeking Identity in the Modern World | 第38-40页 |
| Conclusion | 第40-42页 |
| References | 第42-43页 |
