Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Some Guiding Concepts from Social Psychology and Develop-mental Psychology 2.1 Defining Self-identity in terms of Social Psychology and Develop-mental Psychology 2.2 The Process of Searching for the Self-identity Chapter 3 Contrastive Analysis of The Catcher in the Rye and Invisible Man 3.1 Searching for Self-identity in The Catcher in the Rye 3.1.1 The Four-Fold Concept of Identity Status 3.1.2 Family's Influence on the Confirming of the Self-identity. 3.1.3 Peer's Influence on the Confirming of the Self-identity 3.1.4 School's Influence on the Confirming of the Self-identity 3.1.5 Quest for the True Self-identity 3.2 Searching for Self-identity in Invisible Man 3.2.1 The Four Stages of Minority Identity Development 3.2.2 Some Important Characters' Influences on Searching for the Self-identity 3.2.3 The Reasons Why the Protagonist Failed to Confirm His Self-identity 3.2.4 Ascertain the True Self-identity 3.3 Comparison and Contrast of the Protagonists in The Catcher in the Rye and Invisible Man from the Perspective of Initiation Story 3.3.1 The Common Points between the Two Novels 3.3.2 The Different Aspects between the Two Novels Chapter 4 Contrastive Analysis of Beloved and A Leaf in the Storm 4.1 Searching for Self-identity in Beloved 4.1.1 Where Did I Come from？ 4.1.2 Where Am I Now? 4.1.3 Where Am I Going to? 4.1.4 What Will I Do? 4.2 Searching for Self-identity in A Leaf in the Storm 4.2.1 The Lost Self 4.2.2 Contact with Others 4.2.3 An Important Guider 4.2.4 Devoting Oneself to Society 4.3 Comparison and Contrast of Beloved and A Leaf in the Storm from the perspective of Initiation story 4.3.1 The Common Points between Beloved and A Leaf in the Storm 4.3.2 The Different Aspects between Beloved and A Leaf in the Storm Chapter 5 Relation between Social Reality and Literary Manifestation 5.1 The Relation between Social Reality and Literary Manifest in The Catcher in the Rye 5.2 The Relation Between Social Reality and Literary Manifest in Invisible Man 5.2.1 Ralph Ellison's Ideology 5.2.2 How Does the Fiction Reflect the Reality? 5.3 The Relation between Social Reality and Literary Manifest in Beloved 5.3.1 The Background Information of the Fiction 5.3.2 Toni Morrison's Ideology 5.4 The Relation between Social Reality and Literary Manifest in A Leaf in the Storm 5.4.1 LinYutang's Personal Situation and His Ideology 5.4.2 The Purpose of Writing the Novel 5.4.3 How Does the Fiction Reflect the Reality 5.5 Analysis of the Four Novels from the Perspect Chapter 7 Conclusion References References
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