| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| CONTENTS | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-23页 |
| ·Jhumpa Lahiri and Her Major Works | 第9-15页 |
| ·The Initiation Novel | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Theme of Initiation in The Namesake | 第18-23页 |
| Chapter Two Gogol’s Initiation as an Individual Person: The Definition of Selfhood | 第23-36页 |
| ·The Indian Name Tradition and The Namesake | 第23-27页 |
| ·The Name Gogol and Its Formation | 第27-30页 |
| ·Name-Changing Struggles: From Gogol to Nikhil | 第30-33页 |
| ·Gogol’s Acquisition of Self-identification through Name-changing | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Three Gogol’s Initiation as a Man: The Attitude-formation about Love, Family and Career | 第36-47页 |
| ·Gogol’s Love Experiences | 第36-38页 |
| ·Gogol’s New Attitude towards Love | 第38-42页 |
| ·Gogol’s New Attitude towards Family and Career | 第42-47页 |
| Chapter Four Gogol’s Initiation as a Second Generation Immigrant: The e Choice between Cultures | 第47-58页 |
| ·Gogol’s Grudge about His Bengali Family | 第47-48页 |
| ·Gogol’s Embarrassment at Indian Culture | 第48-51页 |
| ·Gogol’s Attitude towards American Culture | 第51-55页 |
| ·Gogol’s Acceptance of Multi-culturalism | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-63页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第63-67页 |
