Archetypal Interpretation Of Our Ancestors

This paper tries to select the archetypal criticism angle to excavate the prototype in the novel. Through the analysis and interpretation of the prototypes, we can understand the value and significance of the novel better.The first chapter is the archetypal criticism and "our ancestors". This chapter briefly analyzes the development of archetypal theory and its main content, and analyzes the archetypal interpretation basis of "our ancestors ".The second chapter mainly analyzes the character prototypes. They were Christ and demons prototype, virgin prototype and Sisyphus prototype. Calvino expressed his confusion, pursue, and thinking in these character prototypes.The third chapter mainly analyzes the prototype of the images. They are ark prototype, dining table prototype and the garden of Eden prototype. Modern society is full of disillusionment, Calvino placed his ideal in the Noah's ark prototype, only shows its weakness and destruction in modern society. Table prototype embodies all the contradictions and disharmonious factors in modern society. The garden of Eden prototype is concentrated expression of Calvino's ideal society.The fourth chapter basically analyzes three topical prototype of the novel: 1. binary and unity prototypes, mainly refers to the conflict between god and demons. It also can be said of the tone of the novel. Calvino searches for ways from divided opposition to integration unity, from conflictions to harmony, from incomplete to perfect. 2. death and resurrection prototypes, this archetypal have mark to be followed in the bible and in Greek mythology. 3. pursue prototype, Calvino actively pursue, looking for a perfect world, looking for human perfect self.Calvino expressed his anxiety and ideal of human. He created the binary and unity prototypes in the novel, to think of human survival and mental state in modern society, to look for human perfect self.