| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-27页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to John Updike and In the Beauty of the Lilies | 第11-17页 |
| 1.2 Literature review | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Lacanian theory of the subject | 第18-25页 |
| 1.3.1 The Imaginary | 第20-22页 |
| 1.3.2 The Symbolic | 第22-24页 |
| 1.3.3 The Real | 第24-25页 |
| 1.4 Focus and structure of the thesis | 第25-27页 |
| 2. Unsuccessful Identification in the Imaginary | 第27-35页 |
| 2.1 Clarence's false identification with a pious father | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2 Teddy's identification with his father | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3 Essie's identification with dazzling movie stars | 第30-32页 |
| 2.4 Clark's false identification with a successful mother | 第32-35页 |
| 3. Fragmented State in the Symbolic | 第35-52页 |
| 3.1 Clarence's loss of faith | 第35-39页 |
| 3.2 Teddy's insistence on staying in the Imaginary | 第39-43页 |
| 3.3 Essie's unsatisfied desire for fame and family | 第43-48页 |
| 3.4 Clark's blind pursuit of God | 第48-52页 |
| 4. Destruction of Desire and Befalling of Death in the Real | 第52-57页 |
| 4.1 Clarence's disenchantment | 第52-55页 |
| 4.1.1 Inability to be cut off from society | 第52-54页 |
| 4.1.2 Collapse in disillusionment | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2 Clark's wish to embrace the Real in death | 第55-57页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
