| 摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-19页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 Mythological and Archetypal Criticism and Northrop Frye's Contribution to It | 第10-15页 |
| 1.2.1 The Definition of Myth and its Progress in History | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2.2 The Definition of Archetype | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2.3 The Theory of Archetypal Literary Criticism | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2.4 Frye's Biographic Sketch and His Representative Masterpieces | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter Two The Archetypes of Background | 第19-28页 |
| 2.1 Corruption and Degeneration of Humanity | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1.1 The Corruption and Depravity of Noah's Time | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Degeneration of Humanity in Oryx and Crake | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Flood and Proliferation of Virus | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.1 The Catastrophic Flood That Purges the Human World in Holy Bible | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 The Waterless Flood in Oryx and Crake | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3 The Compounds:the Opposite Archetype to Noah's Ark | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 The Extinction of Animals | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three The Archetypes of Characters | 第28-38页 |
| 3.1 Character Archetype:Jimmy--Noah | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2 The Temperament of Jimmy | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3 Character Archetype:Oryx--Eve | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4 The Tragic Hero--Crake | 第33-35页 |
| 3.5 "MaddAddam", the Symbol of Alienation of Human Beings | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Four The Archetypes of Recurring Themes | 第38-47页 |
| 4.1 The Survival Subject of Canadian Literature, Oryx and Crake, and Tale of Noah's Ark | 第38-41页 |
| 4.2 Redemption Archetype:A New Hope and Noah's Ark | 第41-44页 |
| 4.3 Water-A Symbol of Rebirth Purification and Redemption | 第44-47页 |
| Conclusion | 第47-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第51-52页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第52-53页 |
