| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-24页 |
| Introduction to Saul Bellow and Herzog | 第11-12页 |
| Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| Studies Abroad | 第12-14页 |
| Researches at Home | 第14-16页 |
| Thesis Statement | 第16-17页 |
| Theoretical Approaches | 第17-23页 |
| Brief Introduction to Sartre’s Existentialism | 第17-19页 |
| Key Terms | 第19-23页 |
| Thesis Structure | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 1 The Self-Construction of Jonah Herzog | 第24-40页 |
| 1.1 Being Alienated in Absurd Situation: Invisibility of Self | 第24-31页 |
| 1.1.1 Being Alienated in The Absurd External Situation | 第25-29页 |
| 1.1.2 Being Alienated in The Depressing Spiritual World | 第29-31页 |
| 1.2 Being Awakening : Seeking of Self | 第31-35页 |
| 1.2.1 Questing Self in Poverty | 第31-33页 |
| 1.2.2 Persisting in Personal Ideals | 第33-35页 |
| 1.3 Making Free Choices with Responsibilities: Failure in Construction of Self | 第35-40页 |
| 1.3.1 Failure in Dreams | 第35-37页 |
| 1.3.2 Unfulfilled Responsibility | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter 2 The Self-Construction of Moses Herzog | 第40-64页 |
| 2.1 Being Alienated in Absurd Situation: Invisibility of Self | 第40-53页 |
| 2.1.1 Moses’Abandonment | 第41-49页 |
| 2.1.2 Moses’ Self-Alienation | 第49-53页 |
| 2.1.2.1 Being Self-Deception | 第50页 |
| 2.1.2.2 Escaping from Responsibility | 第50-53页 |
| 2.2 Being Awakening: Seeking for Self | 第53-57页 |
| 2.2.1 Questing Self by Writing Letters | 第54-56页 |
| 2.2.2 Questing Self by Memories | 第56-57页 |
| 2.3 Making Free Choices with Responsibility: Success in Construction of Self | 第57-64页 |
| 2.3.1 Reintegrating into Society | 第57-62页 |
| 2.3.2 Returning to Nature: Reintegration Boondocks | 第62-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| Major Findings | 第64页 |
| Significance of the Study | 第64-65页 |
| Limitations of the Study | 第65页 |
| Further Exploration | 第65-67页 |
| Works Cited | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix | 第71页 |
