| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Overview of the Novel | 第8-10页 |
| ·Major Critical Responses to The Catcher in the Rye | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One The Suffering Awareness Aroused from Social Background | 第12-22页 |
| ·American Cultures and Social History after W.W.II | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Mode of “Inner Direction”and “Other Direction” | 第14-18页 |
| ·Salinger’s Early Life and the Influence of the War | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter Two The Suffering Awareness Aggravated by Alienation | 第22-39页 |
| ·The Conception of Alienation in Literature | 第22-24页 |
| ·Alienation from Educational System | 第24-29页 |
| ·Alienation from Human Relationship | 第29-34页 |
| ·Alienation from Mother Nature | 第34-39页 |
| Chapter Three The Suffering Awareness Alleviated by Quest | 第39-58页 |
| ·A Quest for Preservation | 第39-45页 |
| ·A Quest for Authenticity and Sincerity | 第45-50页 |
| ·Holden’s Awakening | 第50-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| Works Cited | 第60-61页 |
