| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-18页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第11-15页 |
| ·Thesis Statement | 第15页 |
| ·Structure | 第15-18页 |
| CHAPTER TWO THEORIES OF IDENTITY AND THE ISSUE OF JEWISH IDENTITY | 第18-25页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to the Theory of Identity | 第18-21页 |
| ·Essentialism | 第18-19页 |
| ·Anti-essentialsim | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Issue of Jewish Identity | 第21-25页 |
| ·The Historical and Social Context of Jewish Identity Formation | 第22-23页 |
| ·Parameters in Defining Jewish Ethnicity | 第23-25页 |
| CHAPTER THREE YASHA'S IDENTITY CRISIS | 第25-37页 |
| ·Yasha as a Half Gentile | 第25-29页 |
| ·Yasha's Doubt about the Jewish God and His Deviation From Orthodox Jewish Way of Life | 第26-27页 |
| ·Yasha's Pursuit of Worldly Success and Pleasure | 第27-28页 |
| ·Yasha's Craze about Secular Knowledge | 第28-29页 |
| ·Yahsa as a Half Jew | 第29-34页 |
| ·Yasha's Attachment to Esther | 第30页 |
| ·Yasha's Taking Refuge in a Synagogue | 第30-32页 |
| ·Yasha's Secret Belief in God | 第32页 |
| ·Yasha's Code of Conduct | 第32-34页 |
| ·Causes of Yasha's Identity Crisis | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Contrast between the Excitement in Warsaw and the Stifling Environment in Lublin | 第34-35页 |
| ·Yasha's Desire to Pursue his Individuality | 第35-37页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR YASHA'S SOLUTIONS TO HIS PROBLEM OF IDENTITY CRISIS | 第37-44页 |
| ·Effects of Yasha's Two Conflicting Identities | 第37-40页 |
| ·Yasha as a Spiritual Orphan | 第37-39页 |
| ·Yasha's Chaotic State of Mind | 第39-40页 |
| ·Yasha's Solutions to the Problem of Identity Crisis | 第40-44页 |
| ·Solution One—Cutting off his Connection with Jewish Culture | 第40-43页 |
| ·Solution Two—Constructing his Identity as a Pious Jew | 第43-44页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE SINGER'S INTENTION OF PORTRAYING YASHA AS A PIOUS JEW | 第44-57页 |
| ·Jewish Assimilation in America | 第44-47页 |
| ·Singer's Attitude toward Jewish Assimilation | 第47-49页 |
| ·Singer's Intention of Portraying Yasha as a Pious Jew | 第49-52页 |
| ·Singer's Limitation in Portraying Yasha as a Pious Jew | 第52-57页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第57-61页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第61-63页 |
