声明
Abstract
摘要
Contents
Introduction
Ⅰ.An Introduction to Ralph Ellison and His Invisible Man
Ⅱ.Literature Review of Invisible Man
ⅰ.Main Researches and Findings Abroad
ⅱ.Main Researches and Findings at Home
Ⅲ.The Significance of This Thesis
Chapter One Invisible Man and American Bildungsroman as a Typical Literary Genre
1.1 The Definition of Bildungsroman and the Distinction among Different Designations
1.2 The Origin of Bildungsroman and its Development in America
1.3 General Characteristics of American Bildungsroman
1.4 Invisible Man as a Typical American Bildungsroman
Chapter Two Theme of Bildungsroman Embodied by the Invisible Man’s Quest for Identity
2.1 The Definition of Identity
2.2 The Invisible Man’s Quest for Identity on His Growth Path
2.2.1 The Puzzlement of Losing Identity
2.2.2 The Struggle of Pursuing Identity
2.2.3 The Growth of Achieving Identity
Chapter Three Narrative Time and the Invisible Man’s Quest for Identity on His Growth Path
3.1 Narrative Order in Invisible Man—Analepsis
3.2 Narrative Duration in Invisible Man
3.3 Narrative Frequency in Invisible Man
Chapter Four Narrative Focalization and the Invisible Man’s Quest for Identity on His Growth Path
4.1 The Focalization of the Experiencing Self—the Puzzled and Struggling Invisible Man
4.2 The Focalization of the Narrating Self—the Grown-up Invisible Man
Chapter Five Speech Presentation and the Invisible Man’s Quest for Identity on His Growth Path
5.1 Direct Speech in Invisible Man
5.2 Free Direct Speech Invisible Man
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Publications