| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-10页 |
| 1.Introduction | 第10-21页 |
| ·Anintroduction to Roth and the three periods of his literary career | 第10-13页 |
| ·Literature review | 第13-19页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第19-21页 |
| 2.The Escape from Jewish Identity to American Identity | 第21-29页 |
| ·Suffocation from the elders | 第21-22页 |
| ·Rebellion against the elders | 第22-28页 |
| ·Portnoy's conflicts with his mother | 第22-24页 |
| ·Zuckerman's rebellion against his elders | 第24-28页 |
| ·Confusion and alienation | 第28-29页 |
| 3.The Return to Jewish Identity from American Identity | 第29-40页 |
| ·Alienation in America | 第30-33页 |
| ·Search for Jewish identity outside America | 第33-38页 |
| ·Henry Zuckerman's search for Jewish identity in Israel | 第33-35页 |
| ·Nathan Zuckerman's search for Jewish identity in Israel | 第35-38页 |
| ·Regaining of Jewish identity | 第38-40页 |
| 4.Coexistence of American Identity and Jewish Identity | 第40-45页 |
| ·Compromise between American identity and Jewish identity | 第41-43页 |
| ·Rebirth | 第43-45页 |
| 5.Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-48页 |
