| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-23页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction of V.S. Naipaul and His A Bend in the River ,Half a Life, and MagicSeeds | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第11-15页 |
| 1.2.1 Naipaul's Study Abroad | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2.2 Naipaul's Study at Home | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 The Theories of Diaspora | 第15-18页 |
| 1.4 Naipaul's Diasporic Experience and Writing | 第18-21页 |
| 1.5 The Significance and Structure of the Thesis | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Diaspora's Sense of Cultural Alienation in the Three Novels | 第23-32页 |
| 2.1 Alienation in Native Cultures | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2 Alienation in Foreign Cultures | 第27-32页 |
| Chapter Three Diaspora's Efforts of Identity Exploration in the ThreeNovels | 第32-41页 |
| 3.1 Foreign Journeys as Initiative Self- Reconstruction | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2 Making Friends to Build His Own Circle | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3 Self-Emancipation in Sexuality | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4 Identity Seeking in Ceaseless Wandering | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Four Diaspora's Fulfillment of Self-Reconstruction in the ThirdSpace | 第41-46页 |
| 4.1 Salim' Self-Reconstruction in the Third Space | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2 Willie's Self-Reconstruction in the third space | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-51页 |
| Appendix | 第51页 |
