声明
Acknowledgments
Abstract
摘要
Contents
Chapter one Introduction
1.1 Brian Castro and Birds of Passage
1.2 Alex Miller and The Ancestor Game
1.3 Literature Review
1.3.1 Research about Birds of Passage and The Ancestor Game Abroad
1.3.2 Research about Birds of Passage and The Ancestor Game at Home
1.4 Significance and Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation
2.1 Origination and Development of Initiation Story
2.1.1 A Sunrvey of Initiation Story
2.1.2 Initiation Story in Australia
2.2 Characteristics of Initiation Story
2.2.1 The Themes Initiation Story
2.2.2 The Structures of Initiation Story
Chapter Three Features of Initiation Story in the Theme in the Theme in Birds of Passage and The Ancestor Game
3.1 The Protagonists’ Growth in Birds of Passage and The Ancestor Game
3.1.1 Seamus O’ Young,Protagonist in Birds of Passage:An “ABC” Rediscovering His New Immigrant Identity
3.1.2 Langtze, Protagonist in The Ancestor Game :from Dimorphism to Finding His Ancestor Identity
3.2 The Autobiographical Elements in Birds of Passage and The Ancestor Game
3.2.1 The Autobiographical Element in Birds of Passage
3.2.2 The Autobiographical Element in The Ancestor Game
3.3 Epiphany in Birds of Passage and The Ancestor Game
3.3.1 Epiphany in Birds of Passage
3.3.2 Epiphany in The Ancestor Game
Chapter Four Features of Initiation Story in the Structure in the Structure in Birds of Passage and The Ancestor Game
4.1 The Plot Pattern of Initiation Story in Birds of Passage and The Ancestor Game
4.2 The Narrative Pattern Reflected in Effects Made by the Initiation Mentors on the Process of Growth
4.2.1 The Positive Effect on the Process of Seamus’s Growth in Birds of Passage
4.2.2 The Positive Effect on the Process of Langtze’s Growth in The Ancestor Game
Chapter Five Conclusion
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