| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| ·General Introduction of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第11-15页 |
| ·Significance and Method of the Present Study | 第15-17页 |
| ·Purpose and Layout of the Present Study | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two From Bewilderment to Flight | 第19-33页 |
| ·Nostalgia for the Past | 第19-23页 |
| ·Harry:A Nostalgic Longing for Self-Fulfillment | 第20-21页 |
| ·Wittman:A Nostalgic Longing for Free Expression | 第21-23页 |
| ·Nausea for the Present | 第23-27页 |
| ·Harry:Mediocrity of His Present Life | 第23-25页 |
| ·Wittman:Marginalization of His Social Status | 第25-27页 |
| ·Fleeing the Present World to Regain the Past | 第27-33页 |
| ·Harry:Bursting out of the Domestic Trap | 第28-30页 |
| ·Wittman:Development into a Communal Artist | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Three From Ordeal to Epiphany | 第33-46页 |
| ·Conflict between Autonomy and Socialization | 第33-37页 |
| ·Harry:Between a Social Creature and an Individual | 第34-35页 |
| ·Wittman:Multiple Identities and Racial Discrimination | 第35-37页 |
| ·Spiritual Mentors | 第37-42页 |
| ·Harry:Three Negative Spiritual Mentors—Jimmie,Tothero and Eccles | 第37-40页 |
| ·Wittman:Three Positive Spiritual Mentors—Nanci,Lance,and Charles | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Moment of Truth—Epiphany | 第42-46页 |
| ·Harry:Resisting the Compromise to Maintain Individuality | 第42-44页 |
| ·Wittman:Building a "Pear Garden" in the West | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four Circular Path and Linear Growth | 第46-51页 |
| ·Harry:Taking a Circular Path and Lost in Uncertainty | 第46-48页 |
| ·Wittman:Following a Linear Growth and Establishing an Ethnic Community | 第48-50页 |
| ·Underlying Reasons for Different Life Paths | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Works Cited | 第53-57页 |
| Publications | 第57页 |
