| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| Ⅰ. Literature Review | 第11-13页 |
| Ⅱ. Saul Bellow and the American Individualistic Tradition | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter One. Escape as a Passive Defense of Individuality | 第17-28页 |
| Ⅰ. Controlled by the Machiavellians | 第17-22页 |
| Ⅱ. Escape as a Passive Way to Defend Individuality | 第22-28页 |
| Chapter Two. Seeking Identity as an Active Defense of Individuality | 第28-37页 |
| Ⅰ. Augie's Identity Crisis | 第28-32页 |
| Ⅱ. Seeking Identity as an Active Way to Defend Individuality | 第32-37页 |
| Chapter Three. Keeping on Defending Individuality after Failure | 第37-47页 |
| Ⅰ. Augie's Temporary Failure and its Causes | 第37-42页 |
| Ⅱ. Keeping on Defending Individuality with Love and Hope | 第42-47页 |
| Conclusion | 第47-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
| Publications | 第51页 |
