约翰·厄普代克(John Updike,1932一2009)是美国当代文学史中当之无愧的现实主义文学大师。“兔子四部曲”是厄普代克的经典之作,代表了他的最高文学成就。“兔子四部曲”的时间背景是上个世纪的五十年代到八十年代,描写的内容涉猎美国政治、经济、文化、宗教等各个方面,全面展示了美国 John Updike (1932-2009) is a well-deserved master of realism in the history of contemporary American literature. “Rabbit four ” is Updike’s classic, represents his highest literary achievement. The background of the “Rabbit’s Four Novels” was from the 1950s to 1980s in the last century. The description of the “Rabbit’s Four Novels” covered all aspects of the United States such as politics, economy, culture and religion,