Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 John Steinbeck and His Works-1

1.2 Introduction to East of Eden-1

1.3 Archetypical Criticism-4

2. Archetypes from The Bible-6

2.1 Biblical Character Archetypes-6

2.2 Biblical Image Archetypes-9

2.3 Biblical Theme Archetypes-10

2.4 Biblical Narration Archetypes-12

3. The Embodiment of Biblical Archetypes in East of Eden-12

3.1 Embodiment of Character Archetypes-12

3.2 Embodiment of Image Archetypes-15

3.3 Embodiment of Theme Archetypes-17

3.4 Embodiment of Narration Archetypes-19

4. Conclusion-20

References-21