A.S拜厄特是当今世界最主要的作家和文学评论家之一,她以其小说和短篇小说闻名于世。作为一位多产作家,《占有一段罗曼史》使她的声名大噪。在2009年,出版了她的新书《儿童书》。小说主要描写了四个家庭的故事,其中也牵涉到一些社会运动,比如女性主义运动,无政府主义运动,自由主义等等。一些神话故事也出现在小说中。这篇论文将采用原型分析来帮助理解小说中的一些人物。 A.S Byatt is one of the most prominent writers and literary critics in the world today, and is famous for his novels and short stories. As a prolific writer, “Possession of a Romance” made her fame. In 2009, her new book Children’s Book was published. The novel mainly describes the story of four families, which also involves a number of social movements, such as feminist movement, anarchist movement, liberalism and so on. Some myths also appear in the novel. This essay will use archetypal analysis to help understand some of the characters in the novel.