| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| ·A brief introduction to the topic | 第9页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第9-15页 |
| ·A General Review of Saul Bellow | 第9-11页 |
| ·A Review of Henderson the Rain King | 第11-12页 |
| ·A General Review of Ernest Hemingway | 第12-14页 |
| ·A Review of "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" | 第14-15页 |
| ·Originality of the Thesis | 第15页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Comparison between Harry and Henderson in Identityconstruction | 第17-40页 |
| ·Similarities | 第17-31页 |
| ·Both facing identity crisis | 第17-25页 |
| ·Both intending to find solution by going to Africa | 第25-30页 |
| ·Non-materialists in their heart | 第30-31页 |
| ·Differences | 第31-40页 |
| ·The reasons for identity crisis | 第31-33页 |
| ·The attitude towards death | 第33-35页 |
| ·Results of their adventure | 第35-40页 |
| Chapter Three Reasons for Henderson's Success | 第40-50页 |
| ·Transformation from an idealist to a realist | 第40-43页 |
| ·The attitude towards love | 第43-47页 |
| ·Reflections upon Bellow's personal experience | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter Four Causes of Harry's failure | 第50-61页 |
| ·Idealism and individualism | 第50-55页 |
| ·Harry's Idealistic attitude towards life | 第51-53页 |
| ·Harry's individualistic attitude towards life | 第53-55页 |
| ·Nihilism as a result of Idealism | 第55-57页 |
| ·Harry's attitude towards death | 第57-58页 |
| ·Reflections upon Hemingway's personal experience | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| Work Cited | 第64-67页 |
| Publications | 第67页 |
