| Abstract (in English) | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1. V. S. Naipaul and His Literary Achievements | 第12-13页 |
| 2. A House for Mr. Biswas and Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| 3. The Purpose and Significance of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter One Postcolonialism and Orientalism | 第17-20页 |
| ·Brief Induction to Postcolonialism | 第17页 |
| ·Edward Said and Orientalism | 第17-20页 |
| ·Definitions of Orientalism | 第17-18页 |
| ·Major Principles Implied in Orientalism | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two AStudy of Characters in the novel | 第20-46页 |
| ·The Old Generation in Trinidad | 第20-26页 |
| ·The Family of Mr. Biswas | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Fall of the Tulsis | 第21-23页 |
| ·Mrs. Tulsi's Response to Tradition | 第23-26页 |
| ·Orientalism's Influence upon Mr. Biswas | 第26-41页 |
| ·Displacement and Rootlessness | 第26-29页 |
| ·Opposition to Tradition | 第29-32页 |
| ·Desire for the Western Culture | 第32-33页 |
| ·Pursuit of Independent Identity | 第33-41页 |
| ·First Attempt to Become Independent | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Toy House | 第36-37页 |
| ·Adventures in the Green Valley | 第37-38页 |
| ·Career as a Journalist | 第38-39页 |
| ·Attempt to Build a House by Himself | 第39页 |
| ·Last Effort to Buy a House | 第39-41页 |
| ·Desire for the West | 第41-46页 |
| ·Owad's Passive Opposition to Tradition | 第41-43页 |
| ·Anand's Open Pursuit of Freedom | 第43-44页 |
| ·Savi's Timid Quest for Her Own Independence | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Three Naipaul's Cultural Identity Crisis | 第46-53页 |
| ·Yearning for England and His Travels | 第46-48页 |
| ·Attitude toward Tradition and His Past | 第48-49页 |
| ·Response to Western Civilization | 第49-50页 |
| ·His Own Search for a Spiritual "Home | 第50-53页 |
| Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| Notes | 第55-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-60页 |
