| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Drifting on the Two Levels | 第13-18页 |
| ·Physical Drifting | 第14-15页 |
| ·Moral Questing | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Relationship between the Two-Level Drifting | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 3 The Origins of the Preoccupation with Drifting | 第18-28页 |
| ·The Jewish History and Its Influence on Bellow | 第18-21页 |
| ·A Brief Review of the Jewish History | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Influence of the Jewish History on Bellow | 第20-21页 |
| ·Existentialism and Its Influence on Bellow | 第21-28页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Existentialism | 第21-25页 |
| ·The Influence of Existentialism on Bellow | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 4 The Journey without an End | 第28-73页 |
| ·Physical Drifting-The Representation of the Jewish History | 第28-32页 |
| ·"Chicago→Mexico→Chicago→Drifting"-The Route without a Destination | 第28-31页 |
| ·Augie's Drifting Route and the Jewish History | 第31-32页 |
| ·Moral Questing—The Process of Attaining the Authentic Being | 第32-69页 |
| ·"Optimism→Pessimism→Optimism→Questing"—The Course without a Terminus | 第32-33页 |
| ·Optimism—The Starting Point | 第33-35页 |
| ·Pessimism—The Inevitable Stop | 第35-55页 |
| ·Optimism—A New Starting Point | 第55-69页 |
| ·Two Corresponding Routes | 第69-73页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| Works Cited | 第77-81页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第81页 |