| ABSTRACT | 第2页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第6-19页 |
| 1.1 V.S.Naipaul:Life and Works | 第6-10页 |
| 1.1.1 Life of V.S.Naipaul | 第6-9页 |
| 1.1.2 A Bend in the River | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第10-16页 |
| 1.2.1 Foreign Studies on A Bend in the River | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2.2 Domestic Studies on A Bend in the River | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 Research Objective | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Structure | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1 Introduction to Postcolonial Theory | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Homi Bhabha's Postcolonial Theory | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Three A Problematic Postcolonial Society in A Bend in the River | 第23-34页 |
| 3.1 Insecurity Experienced by Postcolonial Intellectuals | 第23-26页 |
| 3.2 Blind Mimicry of the European | 第26-30页 |
| 3.2.1 The Big Man's Mimicry for Political Power | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2.2 Common People's Mimicry for Better Life | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3 Cultural Conflict Embodied in Postcolonial Images | 第30-34页 |
| 3.3.1 Water Hyacinths | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.2 Ants | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3.3 Religious Masks and Carvings | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Identity Pursuit and Construction in A Bend in the River | 第34-47页 |
| 4.1 A Wanderer in Hybridized Cultures: Salim | 第34-39页 |
| 4.1.1 Caught in Identity Crisis | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.2 In Quest of Cultural Identity | 第35-38页 |
| 4.1.3 Failure to Form a Definite Cultural Identity | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2 An Imitator and "Sick Child" of Western Culture:Indar | 第39-43页 |
| 4.2.1 Subverting the Past | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Mimicking the West | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2.3 Failure to Identify with the Europe | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3 Returning to Traditional Culture: Ferdinand | 第43-47页 |
| 4.3.1 Blindly Imitating Other People | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3.2 Identified with African People | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3.3 The Pawn of the Big Man | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第47-50页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Thesis | 第47-48页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Thesis | 第48-49页 |
| 5.3 Topics for Further Research | 第49-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-55页 |
