| ABSTRACT | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第9-18页 |
| 1.1 V.S.Naipaul and his Works | 第9-15页 |
| 1.1.1 Brief introduction to V. S. Naipaul | 第9-11页 |
| 1.1.2 Introduction of A House for Mr. Biswas | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1.3 The study focus of V. S. Naipaul | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of this Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Structure of this Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW & THEORETICAL BASIS | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1 Literature Review | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Fromm & his theory | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Fromm's Character Theory | 第21-25页 |
| CHAPTER THREE CHARACTER FORMATION of MR. BISWAS | 第25-42页 |
| 3.1 Social Background Mr. Biswas Lives in | 第25-30页 |
| 3.1.1 Relationship with V. S. Naipaul | 第25-26页 |
| 3.1.2 Details shown in A House for Mr. Biswas | 第26-30页 |
| 3.2 Mr. Biswas' Social Experiences | 第30-38页 |
| 3.2.1 Education experiences | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.2 Marriage life with Shama from the Tulsi family | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.3 Work experiences as a journalist | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.4 Mr. Biswas' expectations on his Children | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.5 Three attempts to own a house | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Positive Factors in Mr. Biswas' Character Formation | 第38-42页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR TYPES & FUNCTION of Mr. BISWAS' CHARACTER ORIENTATION | 第42-52页 |
| 4.1 Receptive Character Orientation & its Function | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2 Hoarding Character Orientation & its Function | 第45-48页 |
| 4.3 Marketing Character Orientation & its Function | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4 Productive Character Orientation & its Function | 第49-52页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第52-54页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第52-53页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第53-54页 |
| REFERENCES | 第54-56页 |
| APPENDIX | 第56-57页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第57页 |
