| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·Thomas King and His Literary Works | 第11-13页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-15页 |
| ·Criticism and Researches on Identity in Other Works | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Two Manifestation of the Dilemma of Identity | 第18-41页 |
| ·Identity Location in Medicine River Town-Being A Part of and Staying out of the Indian Reserve Community | 第18-27页 |
| ·A Member of the Basketball Team | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Relationship with an Indian Woman Louise | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Boss of Medicine River Photography | 第24-27页 |
| ·Sense of Belonging Reflected by Memory-Being A Part of and Staying out of the White Dominant Society | 第27-33页 |
| ·Imagination of Various Vocational Identities for His Father | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Relationship with a White Woman Susan | 第29-31页 |
| ·Influence and Acceptance of the White Culture | 第31-33页 |
| ·Wandering in Double Identity-Attitudes towards Family Violence and Ethnical Conflict | 第33-41页 |
| ·Objection to Family Violence and Sympathy for Victims | 第34-35页 |
| ·Attitude towards Wounded Knee Incident | 第35-41页 |
| Chapter Three Causes of the Embarrassing Identity | 第41-52页 |
| ·Social Factor | 第41-46页 |
| ·Will’s Loss of Legal Indian Status—The Indian Act | 第41-44页 |
| ·Living Situation of Half-breed Indians | 第44-46页 |
| ·Family Tragedy | 第46-49页 |
| ·Will’s Loss of the White Identity—Abandonment of His Father | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Absence of Will’s Closest Kin | 第49页 |
| ·Self-recognition as An Indian | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Four Literary Techniques Concerning with the Dilemma of Identity | 第52-60页 |
| ·Introduction to Metaphorical Montage and Storytelling | 第52-55页 |
| ·Internal Relation of Metaphorical Montage and Identity Dilemma | 第55-57页 |
| ·Internal Relation of Storytelling and Identity | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| References | 第62-63页 |
