| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第8-19页 |
| ·The Motif of Moving on the Road | 第8-10页 |
| ·Social Background of America after the Second World War | 第10-14页 |
| ·The Economic Prosperity | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Cold-War Mentality | 第11-14页 |
| ·Beat Generation and On the Road | 第14-19页 |
| Chapter II On the Road to Self-Freedom | 第19-28页 |
| ·Break from the Social Constraints | 第19-24页 |
| ·The Impulse to Move | 第19-22页 |
| ·All for "Kicks" | 第22-24页 |
| ·Break from Women—as Symbol of Family Obligations | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter III On the Road to Self-Preservation | 第28-38页 |
| ·Death and Rebirth of Sal Paradise | 第28-30页 |
| ·Sal's Attempts to Maintain Individuality | 第30-38页 |
| ·Sal's Self-Marginalization | 第30-34页 |
| ·Sal's Association with the Early Pioneers | 第34-35页 |
| ·To Wind up as a Bum | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter IV On the Road to Self-Filfullment | 第38-47页 |
| ·The Loss of "Father" | 第38-39页 |
| ·Desperate Efforts for Self-Fulfillment | 第39-47页 |
| ·Self-centered: Promotion of the Authentic Self | 第39-43页 |
| ·"IT": Living for the Present | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第47-49页 |
| Notes | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55页 |
