| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| ·Saul Bellow and Henderson the Rain King | 第10-15页 |
| ·A Survey of Saul Bellow's Studies in China and Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Definition and Characteristics of Traditional Picaresque Novel | 第16-22页 |
| Chapter 2 The Inheritance of Traditional Picaresque Novels in Henderson theRain King | 第22-42页 |
| ·The Mode of Narration | 第22-28页 |
| ·Three Categories of Narrators | 第22-24页 |
| ·The First-person Narration | 第24-28页 |
| ·The Structure of the Novel | 第28-36页 |
| ·The Episodic Plot | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Narrative Time | 第32-36页 |
| ·The Characterization of the Hero | 第36-42页 |
| ·The Language Style | 第36-39页 |
| ·The Peculiar Behavior | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 3 The Development of Picaresque Novels in Henderson the RainKing | 第42-70页 |
| ·Different Types of Heroes | 第43-50页 |
| ·Identification:Poor Boy—Rich Man | 第43-46页 |
| ·Ambition:Naive—Supreme | 第46-50页 |
| ·Different Modes of Wandering | 第50-60页 |
| ·Spiritual Wandering Exceeding Physical Wandering | 第50-58页 |
| ·Religious Atmosphere during the Wandering | 第58-60页 |
| ·Different Endings of Quest | 第60-70页 |
| ·Reaching What"I Want" | 第61-66页 |
| ·Return after Rebellion | 第66-70页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第70-74页 |
| Works Cited | 第74-79页 |
