| Abstract | 第2页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-29页 |
| 1.1 Saul Bellow, Dangling Man and Seize the Day | 第9-12页 |
| 1.2 Related Research at Home and Abroad | 第12-17页 |
| 1.3 The City in Literature and the Urban Experience in Jewish Literature | 第17-25页 |
| 1.3.1 The City in Literature | 第17-21页 |
| 1.3.2 The Urban Experience in Jewish Literature | 第21-25页 |
| 1.4 The Aim, Significance and Layout of the Thesis | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter Two Realistic Predicament:the City as the Dominating Force | 第29-43页 |
| 2.1 The Estranging City:Chicago in Dangling Man | 第29-35页 |
| 2.2 The Fallen City:New York in Seize the Day | 第35-43页 |
| Chapter Three Spiritual Predicament:Urban Influences on the Mind | 第43-57页 |
| 3.1 Joseph's Loneliness:the Jewish Intellectual | 第44-49页 |
| 3.2 Wilhelm's Frustration:the Jewish Schlemiel | 第49-57页 |
| Chapter Four Survival Predicament:Urban Jews' Uncertain Future | 第57-65页 |
| 4.1 A Retreat to the War:Joseph's Cheers of Tragedy | 第58-60页 |
| 4.2 A Retreat to the Country:Wilhelm's Tears of Uncertainty | 第60-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71-73页 |
| 个人简历 | 第73-77页 |
