| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| Philip Roth and The Human Stain | 第8-12页 |
| Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Social Environment as Prior Interference in Self-construction | 第16-28页 |
| 1.1 "The other" of Racial Discrimination | 第18-21页 |
| 1.2 Victims of Political Correctness | 第21-23页 |
| 1.3 Products of Family Values and Traditions | 第23-28页 |
| Chapter 2 Social Ethics as Social Control on Self-construction | 第28-37页 |
| 2.1 Emasculation Caused by Puritan Complex | 第29-33页 |
| 2.2 Suppression Caused by Sexual Ethics | 第33-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Liberalism as Advocacy of True Nature in Self-construction | 第37-49页 |
| 3.1 Quest for Freedom of Thought and Discussion | 第38-41页 |
| 3.2 Quest for Freedom of Tastes and Pursuits | 第41-43页 |
| 3.3 Quest for Freedom of Combination | 第43-49页 |
| Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-55页 |
