| Acknowledgements | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract (in English) | 第6页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Patrimony and Selves in Autobiographical Writings | 第12-27页 |
| 1.1 Philip Roth and Patrimony | 第12-15页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第15-22页 |
| 1.3 Three Typical Selves in Autobiographical Writings | 第22-27页 |
| Chapter Two Conflicting Autonomous Selves | 第27-40页 |
| 2.1 The Father?s Autonomous Self in Jewish Culture | 第28-32页 |
| 2.2 The Son?s Autonomous Self in American Culture | 第32-40页 |
| 2.2.1 Challenging Father?s Authority | 第33-36页 |
| 2.2.2 Refusal of Father?s Patrimony | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Three Selves in Illnesses | 第40-49页 |
| 3.1 The Incoherent Selves in Illnesses | 第41-44页 |
| 3.2 Going to Coherent Selves | 第44-49页 |
| Chapter Four Selves in Relations | 第49-61页 |
| 4.1 The Father?s Relation to Significant Others | 第50-53页 |
| 4.2 The Son?s Relation to His Father | 第53-61页 |
| 4.2.1 Desire for Patrimony | 第53-56页 |
| 4.2.2 New Sense of Being | 第56-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Notes | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-69页 |
| 本文作者攻读硕士学位期间论文发表情况 | 第69页 |
