●Introduction
Chapter One Reality for Survival
1.Modern Urban Environment with No Escape to Nature
2.Darkness in Modern Society with Evil in the Nature of Man
Chapter Two Beliow's Awareness of Survival
1.BeUow's Moral Responsibility as a Writer
2.Jewish Culture Heritage
3.Bellow's Rejection of Modernism
4.Bellow's Effort to affirm Human Value in Modern Society
Chapter Three Fiction as Survival Strategy
1.Untenability for Hard -boiled Hero to Survive
2.Quest for an Inner World, the Real Salvation
3.Adoption of All-inclusive Attitude for a Foothold
4.Accommodation with Modern Society
Chapter Four Illuminations for Survival
1.Transcending the Reality through Spiritual Pursuit
2.Consummation of the heart's ultimate need
3.Restoration of Community to Counteract Chaotic Modern World
4.Persistence in Affirmation and Hope in the Harsh Modem World
Conclusion
Bibliography
中文參考文獻
索爾·貝婁(Saul Bellow,1915—2005)是第一位榮獲諾貝爾文學獎(1976年)的當代美國猶太作家,本書以他的主要作品作為研究對像,探討其中包含的豐富的社會內容和深邃的哲理思辨。貝婁是一個道德家,他認為所有的作家都應該如此。他的作品關注人類的生存狀況,對現代人持有積極肯定的態度。作為一個猶太作家,由於猶太人歷史上長期的流亡離散經歷,貝婁本人也具有很強的生存意識。通過小說的主人公,他探討了現代城市中人類的生存策略。他積極履行社會責任,放棄海明威主人公的悲觀態度;他關注內心世界,尋求人類的真正救贖;他采取包容一切的態度,努力與現代社會達成妥協,以適應社會。