声明
Introduction
0.1 Bernard Malamud and The Assistant
0.2 Literature Review
0.3 Main Principles of Postcolonial Theory
0.3.1 Cultural Hegemony
0.3.2 Exile and Cultural Identity
0.4 Outline of the Thesis
Chapter 1 Living Predicaments of the Jews in The Assistant
1.1 Material Predicament of Morris Bober
1.1.1 Impact of the Economic Crisis on Morris Bober
1.1.2 Impact of the Modern Business Model on Morris Bober
1.2 Mental Predicament of the Bobers, Karps, and Pearls
1.2.1 Diaspora and Exile in Heterogeneous Cultural Space
1.2.2 Objects under Cultural Hegemony and Anti-Semitism
Chapter 2 Cultural Identity Constructions of the Jews under Predicament
2.1 Morris Bober’s Adherence to Jewish Cultural Identity
2.2 The Karps and Pearls’ Assimilation to American Culture
2.3 Helen Bober’s Failure in Balancing Jewish and American Cultures
Chapter 3 Different Results of Cultural Identity Constructions
3.1 Moral Success and Marginalization by Mainstream Society
3.2 Cultural Rootlessness and Spiritual Confusion
Conclusion
参考文献
Appendix A 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文
Appendix B 详细中文摘要
致谢
湖南大学;
