| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-20页 |
| ·Jewish American Literature | 第10-12页 |
| ·Two Jewish American Writers and Their Works | 第12-20页 |
| ·Saul Bellow and The Adventures of Augie March | 第12-16页 |
| ·Salinger and The Catcher in The Rye | 第16-20页 |
| Chapter 2 The Quest for Identity | 第20-39页 |
| ·Augie and Holden's Special Identity | 第20-27页 |
| ·Holden's Recessive Jewish Identity | 第20-24页 |
| ·Augie's Dominant Jewish Identity | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Influence of Jewish Identity on Augie and Holden— Marginality | 第27-30页 |
| ·Their Quest for Self-Identity | 第30-39页 |
| ·Augie's Quest for Self-Identity through Physical Picaresque Journey | 第30-34页 |
| ·Holden's Quest for Self-Identity through Spiritual Picaresque Journey | 第34-39页 |
| Chapter 3 The Quest for Love | 第39-71页 |
| ·Holden's Quest for Love | 第39-55页 |
| ·Absence of Love | 第39-43页 |
| ·Holden's Pessimistic Attitude toward the Alienated World | 第43-46页 |
| ·Holden's Quest for Love | 第46-52页 |
| ·The Way of Love—Being a Catcher in the Rye | 第52-55页 |
| ·Augie's Quest for Love | 第55-71页 |
| ·Absence of Love | 第55-58页 |
| ·Augie's Optimistic Attitude toward the Absurd World | 第58-61页 |
| ·Augie's Quest for Love | 第61-66页 |
| ·The Way of Love—Being an Owner of an Orphanage | 第66-71页 |
| Chapter 4 Social Criticism—The Significance of Picaresque Novels | 第71-81页 |
| ·Social Criticism in The Adventures of Augie March | 第71-76页 |
| ·Social Criticism in The Catcher in the Rye | 第76-81页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第81-85页 |
| Works Cited | 第85-87页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第87页 |
