| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter One The Restless Post-war American Society | 第14-30页 |
| A. Highly Oppressed Socio-cultural Atmosphere | 第14-19页 |
| B. Consumer Culture and Mass Media Manipulation | 第19-25页 |
| C. The Loss of Belief and Kerouac’s Pursuit of Dharma | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter Two The Struggle and Quest of the Oppressed | 第30-45页 |
| A. The Beat Generation and the Beats’ Sensibility | 第30-36页 |
| B. The Dharma Bums as Rebels | 第36-40页 |
| C. Dharma as the Spiritual Pursuit of Freedom and Authenticity | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter Three The Significance of Kerouac’s Buddhist Belief | 第45-59页 |
| A. Buddhism as the Criticism of Modern Society | 第45-49页 |
| B. An Alternative Path through Modern American Life | 第49-53页 |
| C. Dharma as Melancholy Recession | 第53-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| Notes | 第62-63页 |
| Works Cited | 第63-64页 |