| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introdution | 第13-23页 |
| ·Saul Bellow—a sensitive and sensible humanistic writer in the prosperous Jewish presence in twentieth-century American literature | 第13-18页 |
| ·Early days of Jewish American writing | 第13-14页 |
| ·The blooming period | 第14-15页 |
| ·Saul Bellow | 第15-18页 |
| ·Herzog,the book and its literature review | 第18-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Lost in Anger,Anguish and Bewilderment—Breaking Away from the Brutal World | 第23-35页 |
| ·The chaotic age and harsh reality | 第23-29页 |
| ·Unrelenting turmoil and dramatic changes in the twentieth century | 第23-24页 |
| ·Crisis of modern western civilization | 第24-25页 |
| ·Herzog—a defeated hero against the disorder | 第25-29页 |
| ·The Jewish legacies | 第29-35页 |
| ·Paradox in Jewish culture—integration vs.anti-assimilation | 第29-31页 |
| ·Herzog—a rebellious but faithful adherer to Jewish traditional ethics and values | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Resilient Exploration of Order and Truth—a Spiritual Journey for Self-justification Journey for Self-justification | 第35-45页 |
| ·Retreat to solitude and self-pity | 第35-38页 |
| ·Resort to introspection and abstract ideas | 第38-45页 |
| ·Contemplation of His Past | 第38-41页 |
| ·Struggling in the intellectual world | 第41-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Recovery of Self in the Reconciliation with Reality | 第45-54页 |
| ·Acceptance of ambiguities | 第45-48页 |
| ·Embracing his "enemies" | 第48-49页 |
| ·Return to the community | 第49-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-58页 |
