| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-22页 |
| ·Henry Hendel Richardson and The Fortunes of Richard Mahony | 第11-13页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-17页 |
| ·Definition of "Diaspora" and Thesis Statement | 第17-22页 |
| Chapter Two Mahony's Fruitless Search of "Home" | 第22-33页 |
| ·The Fruitless Search of Natural "Home" | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Fruitless Search of Social "Home" | 第25-29页 |
| ·The Fruitless Search of Spiritual "Home" | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter Three Causes for Mahony's Failure in Search of "Home" | 第33-47页 |
| ·On Author's Part | 第33-39页 |
| ·Composing Ideology | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Theory of "Spiritualism" and "Evolution" | 第34-37页 |
| ·Personal Diasporic Experience | 第37-39页 |
| ·On Mahony's Part | 第39-47页 |
| ·Personal Reason | 第40-43页 |
| ·Personal Character | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Direct Cause for Diaspora—Money | 第41-43页 |
| ·Common Reason as Diaspora | 第43-47页 |
| ·Diasporic Restlessness—"Change" and "Stability" | 第43-45页 |
| ·The "Uncanny" | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Four Reinventing "Home" Under the Theory of "Diaspora" | 第47-51页 |
| ·Reconsideration of "Home" | 第47-49页 |
| ·Against Calcified Identity and Embracing Hybrid Identity | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Works Cited | 第53-56页 |
| Publications | 第56页 |
