| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-21页 |
| 1.1 Coming Up for Air and General Description of the Study | 第9-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第13-19页 |
| 1.2.1 Studies Abroad | 第13-16页 |
| 1.2.2 Studies in China | 第16-19页 |
| 1.3 The Necessity and Objective of the Study | 第19页 |
| 1.4 Outline of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Basis: Identity, Identity Crisis and Its Basic Solution | 第21-28页 |
| 2.1 Identity and Its Importance | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Basic Ideas about Identity and Identity Construction | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Importance of Identity in Modern Society | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2 Causes for Identity Crisis | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.1 The Operation Process of Identity | 第24页 |
| 2.2.2 Interruptions as Causes for Identity Crisis | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 Basic Solution to Identity Crisis | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Two Kinds of Identity Crisis | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Basic Solutions to Two Kinds of Identity Crises | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Bowling's Identity Crisis and the Failure of His Nostalgic Strategyfor Reconstruction | 第28-39页 |
| 3.1 The Analysis of Bowling's Identity Crisis | 第28-34页 |
| 3.1.1 Bowling's Anxiety about Physical Changes | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.2 Bowling's Anxiety about His Marriage | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.3 Bowling's Anxiety as a Father | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2 Failure of His Nostalgic Strategy for Reconstruction | 第34-39页 |
| 3.2.1 Bowling's Pleasant Memory of His Hometown | 第36页 |
| 3.2.2 Bowling's Failure in Reconstructing His Identity | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four Causes for Bowling's Identity Crisis | 第39-48页 |
| 4.1 Midlife Crisis:Interruptions of Life | 第39-42页 |
| 4.2 Modernity and Inability to Adapt to Changes | 第42-46页 |
| 4.3 Unconscious Seeking for New Values | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Works Cited | 第50-54页 |
