Preface
Introduction
Chapter I The Receptions of Thomas Keneally in Australian Literary World 1.1 Criticism on Thomas Keneally
1.2 Major Disputes and Achievements in Criticism on Keneally
1.3 Australian Identity Anxiety with“the Rise and Fall”of Keneally
1.4 Literature Review of Keneally’S Novels

Chapter II Conflicts Stemming from Identity Formati013 in Australia
2.1 Identity Issue in Australia
2.2 Antagonism in Aborigine—white Relations at a Time of Identity Anxiety
2.3 Identity Dilemma and Stigma Transference
2.4 White Australians’Stigmatization and Spoiled Identity of Aborigines
2.5 Aborigines’Doomed Fate in the White— Dominated World
2.6 Jimmie：a Tragic Figure Suffering from Black Stigma

Chapter III Keneally’S Portrayal of Aboriginals
3.1 Aboriginal Characters in Keneally’S Novels
3.2 Jimmie：an Awakening Aborigine in Pursuit of Identity

Chapter IV A New Aboriginal Portrayed by Keneally
4.1 Aboriginal Identity and Caste Barrier in Australia
4.2 Subversion of the Aboriginal Image Depicted by Dominant White Culture
4.3 Restoration of Aborigines’Voice Stifled by Dominant White Discourse
4.4 Aborigines’Voice Articulated in This Novel

Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix