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Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Saul Bellow and Henderson the Rain King
1.2 A Survey of Saul Bellow's Studies in China and Abroad
1.3 The Definition and Characteristics of Traditional Picaresque Novel
Chapter 2 The Inheritance of Traditional Picaresque Novels in Henderson the Rain King
2.1 The Mode of Narration
2.1.1 Three Categories of Narrators
2.1.2 The First-person Narration
2.2 The Structure of the Novel
2.2.1 The Episodic Plot
2.2.2 The Narrative Time
2.3 Characterization of the Hero
2.3.1 The Language Style
2.3.2 The Peculiar Behavior
Chapter 3 The Development of Picaresque Novels in Henderson the Rain King
3.1 Different Types of Heroes
3.1.1 Identification: Poor Boy-Rich Man
3.1.2 Ambition: Naive-Supreme
3.2 Different Modes of Wandering
3.2.1 Spiritual Wandering Exceeding Physical Wandering
3.2.2 Religious Atmosphere during the Wandering
3.3 Different Endings of Quest
3.3.1 Reaching What "I Want"
3.3.2 Return after Rebellion
Chapter 4 Conclusion
Works Cited
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