| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Saul Bellow and Henderson the Rain King | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Brief Literature Review | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Theme and Organization | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two“I want”: Henderson’s demand for unconditional love | 第14-24页 |
| 2.1 Lacan’s theory of“need, demand and desire”and its application | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Henderson’s impaired subjectivity in his family | 第16-18页 |
| 2.3 The dissatisfactory social reality | 第18-20页 |
| 2.4 Henderson’s corresponding queer behavior | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Three From“I want”to“they want”: Death that prompts Henderson to exile | 第24-32页 |
| 3.1 Lacan’s assumption of death and its application | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 Henderson’s dread of death | 第25-27页 |
| 3.3 Henderson’s confrontation with death | 第27-30页 |
| 3.4 Henderson’s negation of the death consciousness | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four“They want”: Henderson’s desire for“the Other” | 第32-42页 |
| 4.1 Lacan’s theory of“man’s desire is the Other’s desire”and its application | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2 Henderson’s desire to reenact the biblical scenes | 第34-38页 |
| 4.3 Henderson’s desire to be an archetypal western hero | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第42-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46-47页 |
| Publications since Beginning the Postgraduate Study in SJTU | 第47页 |
