| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第10-24页 |
| Zadie Smith and The Autograph Man | 第10-12页 |
| Stuart Hall's Identity Theory | 第12-15页 |
| Literature Review and Thesis Structure | 第15-24页 |
| Chapter One Racial Confusion in the Multiethnic World | 第24-34页 |
| 1.1 Alex Li Tandem's Maintenance of the Chinese Elements | 第24-27页 |
| 1.2 The Impact of the Jewish Culture | 第27-30页 |
| 1.3 The Influence from the Goyish Community | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter Two Religious Uncertainties in the Secular World | 第34-44页 |
| 2.1 Alex Li Tandem's Hesitation about Judaism Rituals | 第34-38页 |
| 2.2 The Solace of Chinese Zen Buddhism | 第38-41页 |
| 2.3 An Atheist's Recitation of Kaddish as a Ritual | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Three Slippery Class Boundary in the Immigrant World | 第44-53页 |
| 3.1 Illusory Heros in a Fame-obsessed Age | 第44-48页 |
| 3.2 Alex's Changed Life as an Autograph Man | 第48-53页 |
| Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| Works Cited | 第56-58页 |
