| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·The objectives of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·The methodology of the study | 第14页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| ·The significance of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·Saul Bellow | 第17-21页 |
| ·Herzog | 第21-23页 |
| ·Current thesis reviews on Herzog | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter Three Herzog's Mental Journey | 第27-34页 |
| ·Chaos at beginning | 第27-29页 |
| ·Course of seeking for "still point" | 第29-31页 |
| ·Peaceful retirement in the end | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Ending of Herzog | 第34-58页 |
| ·Requirement of narratology | 第34-40页 |
| ·Brief introduction to Herzog's narration | 第34-36页 |
| ·Herzog's three-layers narration | 第36-39页 |
| ·Relationship between the ending and the whole structure of the novel | 第39-40页 |
| ·Influence of Judaism | 第40-47页 |
| ·Influence of Jewish culture on Saul Bellow | 第40-42页 |
| ·Self-identity and sense of marginality contribute to Jewish final choice—peaceful retirement | 第42-45页 |
| ·The ending—ultimate turning to tranquility —calls for an optimistic life style for Jews | 第45-47页 |
| ·Embodiment of Bellow's Existentialism philosophy | 第47-58页 |
| ·Brief introduction to existentialism and existentialistic literature | 第47-50页 |
| ·Influence of existentialism on Saul Bellow and Herzog | 第50-53页 |
| ·Bellow's existentialism philosophy — finding the tranquility in a chaotic world is true existence | 第53-58页 |
| Chapter Five The Significance of the Ending | 第58-62页 |
| ·Constituting a more integrated narration | 第58页 |
| ·Endowing existentialism with positive sense | 第58-60页 |
| ·Giving twilight hope to people when searching for standard of value and dignity | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第62-63页 |
| ·Restatement of the main ideas of the thesis | 第62页 |
| ·limitations of the present study | 第62-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
