| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-23页 |
| 1.1 Philip Roth---An "Evergreen Tree" in American Literature | 第10-14页 |
| 1.2 Philip Roth's Masterpiece---American Pastoral | 第14-17页 |
| 1.3 Critical Reviews on American Pastoral | 第17-21页 |
| 1.4 Statement, Significance and Layout of the Thesis | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework | 第23-31页 |
| 2.1 The Rise of Neo-realism | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2 Principles of Neo-realism | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3 American Neo-realistic novels | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Desperation Awareness of Reality | 第31-46页 |
| 3.1 The Anxiety of Self-ascription in the Paradise of the Immigrants | 第31-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Seymour Levov's loss of Self-ascription | 第31-33页 |
| 3.1.2 Dawn's Quest for Self-ascription | 第33-35页 |
| 3.1.3 Merry Levov's Confusion of Self-ascription | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2 The Nightmare in the Paradise of the Immigrants | 第36-42页 |
| 3.2.1 The Suffering of Lou Levov in Pursuit of "American Dream" | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.2 The Disillusionment of Seymour Levov's "American Dream" | 第38-40页 |
| 3.2.3 The Nightmarish Experience of Merry Levov in the Garden of Eden | 第40-42页 |
| 3.3 Generation Gap among the three Generations of the Levovs | 第42-46页 |
| 3.3.1 Different Life Concepts between Lou Levov and Seymour Levov | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3.2 Different Views on Society between Seymour Levov and Merry Levov | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Neo-realist Strategies to Describe the Reality in American Pastoral | 第46-55页 |
| 4.1 Roth's Specific Narrative Mode in American Pastoral | 第46-49页 |
| 4.2 Roth's Neo-realistic Writing Techniques in American Pastoral | 第49-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Stream of Consciousness as the Expression of Confusion | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2.2 Parody of the Bible and the Epic Paradise Lost | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| Works Cited | 第58-61页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间科研成果 | 第61页 |
