| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Edward P.Jones and Lost in the City | 第12-14页 |
| ·Literature review | 第14-17页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| 2. The Inheritance and Renovation of Theme | 第18-31页 |
| ·Thematic inheritance:the spiritual crisis in Dubliners and Lost in the City | 第18-25页 |
| ·Loneliness | 第18-20页 |
| ·Disillusionment | 第20-22页 |
| ·Confusion | 第22-25页 |
| ·Thematic renovation:desperation and escape in Dubliners vs.hope and endurancein Lost in the City | 第25-31页 |
| ·Desperation in paralysis vs.hope in loss | 第26-27页 |
| ·Desire for escape vs.growing in endurance | 第27-31页 |
| 3. The Inheritance and Renovation of Artistic Devices | 第31-46页 |
| ·The inheritance of artistic devices | 第31-41页 |
| ·Interior monologue | 第31-33页 |
| ·Symbolism | 第33-37页 |
| ·The story sequence:the physical appearance of spiritual crisis | 第37-41页 |
| ·The renovation of artistic device | 第41-46页 |
| 4. Reasons and Signifieance of Jones's Inheritance and Renovation | 第46-62页 |
| ·The similar view of literature shared by Joyce and Jones | 第46-49页 |
| ·Reasons for Jones's inheritance | 第49-54页 |
| ·The similar traumatic history shared by the Irish and African Americans | 第49-51页 |
| ·The similar moral and spiritual plight shared by the Irish and African Americans | 第51-54页 |
| ·Reasons for Jones's renovation | 第54-60页 |
| ·Double colonization in Ireland and Joyce's task | 第55-56页 |
| ·Racism in the USA and Jones's task | 第56-60页 |
| ·Literary and cultural significance of Jones's inheritance and renovation | 第60-62页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
