Saul Bellow's Triumphant Life in The Adventures of Augie March

Saul Bellow;heroic journey;myths;College of Arts and Sciences: English Language and Literature

Mitin, AndrewFlint ;

University of Michigan

关键词: Saul Bellow;    heroic journey;    myths;    College of Arts and Sciences: English Language and Literature;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

(Portion of Introduction) Joseph Campbell;;s heroic journey is the archetypal narrative that gathers all other narratives into itself. In his book The Hero With A Thousand Faces, Campbell reads the myths of the Orient, Athens, and the Decalogue of Moses ;;to understand not only the meaning of those images for contemporary life, but also the singleness of the human spirit in its aspirations, powers, vicissitudes, and wisdom;; (28). Beyond Gautama Buddha bringing back the Good Law and Moses the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai; beyond thousands of years as many miles separating these men and their respective communities; beyond today;;s separation felt between Jews, Christians, Muslim, and Hindus, the power of Campbell;;s ideas reveals the bonds hidden beneath the cultural differences of places and names and humanity;;s heros. It is the purpose of this essay to trace the heroic journey and the use of myth in Saul Bellow;;s novel The Adventures of Augie March to discover what meaning heroic images have for contemporary life.